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07BEIJING6157	REVISION OF PARTY CONSTITUTION: "BEGINNING OF HU [...] (C) This week's announcement that the Chinese Communist Party Constitution will be revised at the October Party Congress, apparently to incorporate key concepts associated with General Secretary Hu Jintao, signals a clear advance in Hu's consolidation of power and marks the "beginning of the H [...]	2007-09-19 11:28:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CH

07BEIJING6158	LIU GUIJIN: U.S. VISIT A SUCCESS; DISCUSSES SUDAN, [...] (U) Summary: PRC Special Envoy for Darfur Liu Guijin described his recent trip to the United States as a success that resulted in increased understanding of China's Darfur policies at a September 18 press briefing. In response to questions, he said that the security situation in Darfur is im [...]	2007-09-19 11:44:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV UNSC KPKO SU CH ZI ET
07BEIJING6197	CORRECTED COPY: SEPTEMBER 18 MFA PRESS BRIEFING [...] Key points at the September 18 MFA Press Briefing were: -- No new date has been set for the Six-Party Talks. -- The Chinese government opposes the Dalai Lama's meeting with German Chancellor Merkel. -- China and Japan will hold consultations on the East China Sea in late October. -- T [...]	2007-09-20 09:25:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SENV UNSC CH JA KN FR SF IN SU
07BEIJING6339	SEPTEMBER 27 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: BURMA, SIX PARTY [...] Key points at the September 27 MFA Press Briefing were: -- China hopes all parties in Burma can "exercise restraint" so as to avoid escalation of the situation. China also urged the press to report truthfully and avoid "exaggerated hype." -- The Six-Party Talks are set to begin this evenin [...]	2007-09-27 09:30:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV CH KN KS RS BM
07BEIJING6396	ALL BUBBLES, NO BATH: HUNAN'S APPAREL FESTIVAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Poloff's attendance at a recent apparel festival as part of a larger trip to Hunan province highlighted the provincial Party leadership's desire to attract foreign interest and investment, but exposed their limited understanding of how to actually do so. Despite flying in parti [...]	2007-09-28 10:27:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV BTIO EINV ECON CH
07BEIJING6501	LEADERSHIP RUMORS IN ADVANCE OF THE PARTY CONGRESS [...] (C) Contacts continue to speculate on impending high-level personnel changes as Beijing prepares for the opening of the 17th Communist Party Congress on October 15. Decisions have reportedly "largely" been made but remain "top sec ret," with last-minute changes still a possibility. A "core" o [...]	2007-10-05 12:35:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CH
07BEIJING6503	LEADERSHIP RUMORS IN ADVANCE OF THE PARTY CONGRESS [...] (C) Contacts continue to speculate on impending high-level personnel changes as Beijing prepares for the opening of the 17th Communist Party Congress on October 15. Decisions have reportedly "largely" been made but remain "top secret," with last-minute changes still a possibility. A "core" of [...]	2007-10-08 22:33:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CH
07BEIJING6606	CHINA TIGHTENS MEDIA CONTROLS AS PARTY CONGRESS [...] (C) As the 17th Party Congress rapidly approaches, propaganda officials are telling Chinese news outlets to avoid "negative" reporting, according to numerous media contacts. News of accidents and disasters, especially mining accidents, will be tightly controlled. Media speculation about Part [...]	2007-10-11 09:49:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PROP CH
07BEIJING6671	CHARGE PRESSES MFA ON WSJ REPORTER'S VISA [...] (C) Summary: Per ref A, the Charge d'Affaires met with the MFA Information Department DG October 12 to press him to issue a residency permit to a Pulitzer Prize-winning Wall Street Journal correspondent. The DG, Liu Jianchao, stressed that the visa denial for journalist Ian Johnson was due to [...]	2007-10-15 09:37:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CH
07BEIJING6760	PRESS BRIEFING ON OLYMPICS HELD OCTOBER 19 ON [...] A briefing on next year's Olympic Games was held October 19 as part of the series of press conferences staged in conjunction with China's ongoing 17th Communist Party Congrss. Liu Jingmin, who serves both as Beijing Vce Mayor and Executive Vice President of the Beijing Organizing Committee f [...]	2007-10-19 12:19:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KOLY CH
07BEIJING6864	PRC LIMITS COVERAGE OF BURMA "DISTURBANCE," [...] (C) Despite having taken a largely hands off approach to managing coverage of Burma by relying on editors to engage in "self-censorship," Chinese authorities nevertheless have required reporters to restrict their description of events in Burma to words like "disturbance," so as not to legitimi [...]	2007-10-26 10:16:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PROP CH BM
07BEIJING6971	BEIJING-BASED G-5 CHIEFS OF MISSION ON FRENCH FM [...] (C) At the November 2 bi-weekly G-5 Chiefs of Mission gathering, French Ambassador Herve Ladsous reported that French FM Bernard Kouchner's visit to China was "extremely successful," with discussions on Burma, North Korea, foreign aid, the environment, human rights and Taiwan. Chief Iranian N [...]	2007-11-05 09:02:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM CH FR GM JA UK BM IR
07BEIJING7035	OPEN BUT NOT TRANSPARENT: LOCAL REPORTERS [...] (C) Although the Communist Party employed a more sophisticated media strategy during the 17th Communist Party Congress October 15-21, local contacts tell us they were disappointed with the Party's tight regulation of domestic coverage while the Congress was in session. Press controls inside China [...]	2007-11-08 10:53:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PROP CH
07BEIJING7036	NOVEMBER 8 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN, BIBLE BAN, [...] Key points at the November 8 MFA Press Briefing: -- China requested that Iran "respond positively" and "attach importance to" the concern of the international community. (Note: some news organizations stated that China "demanded" Iran respond positively. The word in Chinese was "yaoqiu" whi [...]	2007-11-08 10:53:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM CH KN KS PK IR AF ID VE SN
07BEIJING7084	NOVEMBER 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: PRESS FREEDOM, [...] Key points at the November 13 MFA Press Briefing: -- Reports that China is building a database with information on foreign journalists are "completely false." No such database is being constructed. -- The recent visit of UN Special Envoy Gambari to Burma resulted in progress. China will [...]	2007-11-13 10:26:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM CH JA IR BM
07BEIJING7107	CONTACTS ON NEW POLITBURO STANDING COMMITTEE [...] (C) Many Embassy contacts have told Poloffs that the elevation of "fifth generation" leaders Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang to the Politburo Standing Committee (PBSC) at the recently completed 17th Communist Party Congress (Ref A) may be the CongressÂ´s most significant outcome. Anointing Xi and Li as [...]	2007-11-14 10:30:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CH
07BEIJING721	THE TROUBLE WITH KIDS: 20-40 GENERATION GAP [...] (C) It is fashionable among Chinese elites who were born in the 1960s or before to criticize current Chinese college students and recent graduates as self- absorbed and materialistic. Scholars and journalists have told us that in their view, a "20-40" generation gap is emerging between youn [...]	2007-01-30 10:50:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCUL SOCI CH
07BEIJING7226	BEIJING-BASED G-5 CHIEFS OF MISSION ON SARKOZY [...] (C) At the November 23 bi-weekly G-5 Chiefs of Mission gathering, French Ambassador Herve Ladsous reported that French President Nicholas Sarkozy will discuss with Chinese leaders the sale of two third-generation European Pressurized Reactor (EPR) nuclear reactors, an investment protection agr [...]	2007-11-27 00:19:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KOLY CH FR GM JA UK
07BEIJING7333	December 4 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN, KITTY HAWK, NEW [...] Key points at the December 4 MFA Press Briefing: -- Iran's nuclear issues: China opposes international proliferation of nuclear weapons -- China informed and allowed the USS Kitty Hawk to enter Hong Kong. -- New Catholic bishop in Guangzhou: Promote friendship between Vatican and China [...]	2007-12-05 00:21:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM CH
07BEIJING7334	December 4 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN, KITTY HAWK, NEW [...] Key points at the December 4 MFA Press Briefing: -- Iran's nuclear issues: China opposes international proliferation of nuclear weapons -- China informed and allowed the USS Kitty Hawk to enter Hong Kong. -- New Catholic bishop in Guangzhou: Promote friendship between Vatican and China [...]	2007-12-05 00:21:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM CH
07BEIJING7409	CHINA'S "INDEPENDENT" PRESS: ECONOMIC OBSERVER [...] (C) Managers and journalists from the Economic Observer, China's only "private" (non-Party- affiliated) newspaper, which was launched as a nation- wide, weekly paper in 2001 and is owned by a commercial provincial holding company, told PolOffs recently that the Observer is alive and well and [...]	2007-12-07 10:37:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PROP CH
07BEIJING7449	DECEMBER 11 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SINOPEC IRAN DEAL, [...] Key points at the regular December 11 MFA Press Briefing: --Sinopec's Iran deal is a "business action" conducted on bases of equality and mutual benefit. The Chinese government does not need to comment on such a commercial deal. --Chen Shui-bian's UN referendum "seriously threatens peac [...]	2007-12-12 04:11:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD IR JA RU KN KS VM
07BEIJING750	JANUARY 31 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: POSSIBLE VISIT OF [...] Key points at the January 31 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing were: -- TAO spokesperson Yang Yi would not confirm a possible visit by "President of the Legislative Yuan" Wang Jin-pyng in connection with the establishment of a national-level Taiwan Business Association. -- Yang c [...]	2007-01-31 11:27:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD ECON KOLY CH TW
07BEIJING837	HUMAN RIGHTS: ZHAO YAN RELEASE BEFORE FEBRUARY 18? [...] (C) Zhao Yan will "definitely" be released before Chinese New Year (which starts February 18),an unnamed Chinese government official told a Reporters Without Borders delegation visiting Beijing, according to New York Times Bureau Chief Joe Kahn. Kahn told Poloff on February 2 that Reporters [...]	2007-02-02 09:17:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV CH
07BEIJING86	JANUARY 4 MFA BRIEFING: IRANIAN ENVOY TO BEIJING, [...] Key Points at the January 4 MFA Press Conference were: -- Ali Larijani, special envoy to Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, will visit China January 4-5 to discuss the Iranian nuclear issue, bilateral relations and other issues of common interest. -- Although the MFA denies that the recen [...]	2007-01-04 12:07:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CH
07BEIRUT1421	LEBANON: FRENCH CHARGE BRIEFS ON KOUCHNER VISIT, [...] (S) In a 9/14 meeting with the Ambassador, French Charge d'Affaires Andre Parant was at pains and obviously under instructions to play up the French-U.S. shared vision on Lebanon and to downplay any differences. He said that, while France hopes for a consensus president, France, like the U. [...]	2007-09-16 08:14:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY FR
07BEIRUT1535	LEBANON: WORRIES ABOUT RED LINES ON UNSCR 1559 [...] (S) Four well-informed Embassy contacts -- Walid Jumblatt, Nassib Lahoud, Boutros Harb, and journalist Sarkis Naom -- all argued in separate meetings with the Ambassador that pro-Syrian forces in Lebanon are using upcoming presidential elections to bury UNSCR 1559. They (and we) see this as [...]	2007-10-02 16:43:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER LE SY IR
07BEIRUT1597	LEBANON: ALTERNATIVE SHI'A ADVOCATES NOT UNITED [...] (C) Over the past few months a number of prominent Shi'a, including academics, journalists, and businessmen, have launched initiatives aiming to break what they believe is an Iran-funded Hizballah/Amal monopoly on Lebanese Shi'a political support. While these different Shi'a groups have held [...]	2007-10-11 14:43:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LE
07BEIRUT1664	LEBANON: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES: VIEWS ON KEY [...] (SBU) What are the views of the candidates for president on issues such as Hizballah, Syria, UN resolutions, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon and revising Lebanon's election law? To answer that, embassy prepared the following summary of key candidates' views based on a review of source materia [...]	2007-10-24 13:35:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER LE
07BEIRUT1699	LEBANON: SINIORA ADVOCATES PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE [...] (C) In a 10/29 meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora recommended simultaneous pursuit of two options regarding presidential elections. First, he urged continued push for an absolute majority ("half plus one") election, despite the fact that March 14 might not be able to p [...]	2007-10-30 13:59:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PGOV PREL LE
07BEIRUT1884	LEBANON: EVALUATING MICHEL SLEIMAN [...] (S) Reftel notes the reasons why March 14 leaders, after having courageously stood up against compromise with Hizballah and Syria for more than a year and despite three assassinations, are now moving forward with a plan to elect Lebanese Armed Forces Commander Michel Sleiman as Lebanon's nex [...]	2007-11-28 08:06:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL KDEM PGOV PTER LE SY
07BEIRUT1899	LEBANON: TRYING TO MAKE A SLEIMAN PRESIDENCY WORK [...] (S) Despite the backing of Saad Hariri, Fouad Siniora, Walid Jumblatt, and -- less enthusiastically -- Samir Geagea, Michel Sleiman does not yet have his six-year lease on the Baabda Presidential Palace locked in. Just as Hariri et al. had hoped, March 14's backing of Sleiman caught Hizballa [...]	2007-11-30 12:14:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM LE SY
07BEIRUT1950	LEBANON: MILITARY TARGETTED IN LATEST [...] (C) A car bomb killed Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Operations Director General Francois al-Hajj at approximately 7 a.m. on December 12, the second anniversary of March 14 MP Gebran Tueni,s assassination. The explosion occurred near LAF headquarters and the General's home in Baabda. The motive [...]	2007-12-12 15:08:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1997	LEBANON: HIZBALLAH'S ECONOMIC AGENDA [...] (C) Embassy contacts argue that Hizballah has no economic program because its goals are predominantly military and political. The group has, however, over the past fifteen years been forced to respond to domestic policy issues; since it joined goverment two years ago it has been forced to co [...]	2007-12-27 15:45:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR KISL ECON EFIN PGOV LE
07BEIRUT237	LEBANON: MARCH 14 RESPONDS TO BOMBINGS AND WEAPONS [...] (S) In response to the morning's bus bombings, Communications Minister Hamadeh told us on February 13 that the March 14 group planned to stiffen its line on the tribunal and forge ahead with plans for a robust turnout on the two-year commemoration of Rafiq Hariri's assassination. The bombings [...]	2007-02-13 17:16:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER LE
07BEIRUT238	LEBANON: ACTING FOREIGN MINISTER ACCEPTS [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on 2/13, Acting FM Mitri accepted three U.S. demarches: a request that Arab League members take a measured approach to the newly-formed Palestinian National Unity Government; a request to order partly GOL-owned Arabsat television to cease broadcasting an [...]	2007-02-14 11:37:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE IS SY
07BEIRUT269	LEBANON: INDEPENENT SHIA ORGANIZING SLOWLY, [...] (C) Several Shia leaders in late January and early February described to Econoff their desire to organize larger groups to express their frustration with the current Shia parties as well as the March 14 and March 8 coalitions. Kafaat Movement leader Ahmed Al-Assad is increasingly visible in th [...]	2007-02-20 10:15:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE
07BEIRUT371	LEBANON: MP CLAIMS AOUN READY FOR RAPPROCHEMENT [...] (C) Michel Aoun is embarked on a program to distance himself from the Hizballah-led opposition, according Aoun Bloc MP Ibrahim Kenaan. Aoun's public statements at variance with Hizballah positions, his courting of the international community, his support for the international tribunal, his de [...]	2007-03-09 15:43:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE
07BEIRUT471	LEBANON: HARIRI ENCOURAGED BY SUMMIT; SEEKS HELP [...] (C) Mustaqbal Party leader Saad Hariri believes statements made at the Arab Summit on the opening day of March 28 were helpful to the March 14 cause, as were private discussions between the Saudis and Syrian President Asad. Hariri was unaware of the applicability of UNSCR 1747 on Lebanon, but [...]	2007-03-30 15:33:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL PTER LE
07BEIRUT665	PATRIARCH SFEIR UNENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT VATICAN [...] (C) In a 5/10 meeting with the Ambassador, Maronite Patriarch Sfeir downplayed the possibility of a special Vatican envoy helping to solve Lebanon's political crisis. A Vatican envoy, Sfeir said, would be perceived as coming to unite the Christians in advance of presidential elections. As t [...]	2007-05-11 17:20:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL KDEM PGOV LE SY
07BEIRUT733	LEBANON: ISF'S GENERAL RIFI SEES SYRIA BEHIND [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on May 23, Director General of the Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) General Ashraf Rifi added his voice to the chorus of those who assume a Syrian role in the recent violence in Lebanon. Rifi supports immediate action to eliminate Fatah al-Islam from [...]	2007-05-23 15:28:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE SY
07BELGRADE1086	NATIONWIDE MEDIA APPEARANCES IN SERBIA BY [...] Summary: From July 17-26 outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Serbia Michael C. Polt conducted a series of interviews with a broad spectrum of Serbian media in which he forcefully conveyed messages on U.S. ambitions for Kosovo, Serbia and the region. The Ambassador reiterated that the U.S. supports [...]	2007-08-01 07:11:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PBTS PGOV KPAO SCUL SR MW YI
07BELGRADE1394	SERBIA - DUELING MUFTIS OVERSHADOW IFTAR [...] (SBU) In the midst of a bitter contest between Islamic leaders that reaches deep into the politics, economics, and financial aspirations of Serbia's Sandzak region (septel),the Ambassador went to Novi Pazar to host an Iftar and to deliver a message about reconciliation. Building on this theme [...]	2007-10-11 18:17:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KPAO SR
07BELGRADE1532	Serbia: Vojislav Seselj Goes on Trial in The Hague while [...] (U) Notorious Serbian Radical Party (SRS) leader Vojislav Seselj's November 7 war crimes trial in The Hague attracted only moderate media attention in Belgrade and no public pronouncements or protests. With the concomitant press of Serbia's initialing of a Stability and Association Agreement [...]	2007-11-09 16:28:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KV SR
07BELGRADE1617	SUSPECT EMBASSY MEMO BECOMES PART OF [...] This is an Urgent Action Request - See Paragraphs 12 and 13 Summary --------- 2. (SBU) Serbian Liberal Party leader Cedomir Jovanovic has dragged the United States into the middle of a political and legal battle with Serbian tycoon Miroslav Miskovic. Jovanovic has accused Miskovic of [...]	2007-12-05 06:23:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CVIS SR
07BELGRADE1623	SERBIAN PARTIES REJECT PM ADVISOR'S BELLIGERENT COMMENTS [...] Serbian political parties, including the Radicals, have rejected comments by a Prime Minister advisor that war over Kosovo would be "legal" defense of Serbia's interests. The reactions demonstrate that the full spectrum of Serbian political parties do not consider armed conflict as a reasonab [...]	2007-12-06 12:35:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KBTS KPAO SR MW KV
07BELGRADE1744	WIDENING THE DEMOCRATIC SPACE IN SERBIA [...] (SBU) Civil society representatives report a growing sense that right-wing groups and conservative political elements within Serbia are stifling public speech. Threats against human rights activists, journalists, and media outlets who provide alternative views of the political situation contin [...]	2007-12-31 16:08:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SR
07BELGRADE188	WAR CRIMES ROUNDTABLE HIGHLIGHTS CROSS- [...] (SBU) Summary: A war crimes conference held in Belgrade to commemorate the second anniversary of the 2005 signing of the Croatia-Serbia MOU on war crimes cooperation highlighted the significant achievements that have been made since the MOU in establishing cooperation and cross-border collab [...]	2007-02-08 14:40:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM ICTY PGOV PREL SR
07BELGRADE203	MORE REALISM OVER KOSOVO OUTSIDE SERBIA'S GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: At a working breakfast with Serbia's analytical community, the Ambassador, together with the French Ambassador, took stock of the Ahtisaari plan and the way forward on Kosovo. Ambassador Polt stressed that active participation in the next stage of negotiations is the only way t [...]	2007-02-12 10:47:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS PREL PGOV UNSC SR
07BELGRADE22	SERBIA'S INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] This is Embassy Belgrade's response to reftel seeking a list of the top five most influential women in Serbia. Post's officer tracking women's issues is Laura Brown (phone: +381 11 306 4661, unclassified email: BrownLJ2@state.gov). SIPDIS 2. Post has identified the following five women [...]	2007-01-09 10:21:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL SR
07BELGRADE234	NGO RELEASES PRELIMINARY [...] (SBU) Summary: Transparency Serbia's (TS) preliminary findings on political parties' campaign finance reports have raised concerns about the effectiveness of oversight by government bodies. Parties almost certainly spent more money on campaigns than they reported to oversight bodies, suggest [...]	2007-02-21 16:07:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL SR
07BELGRADE483	GETTING REAL ON KOSOVO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As part of the Embassy's ongoing effort to reach out to Serbs and explain our support for Kosovo's supervised independence, the Ambassador and his French counterpart co-hosted a lunch for Serbian journalists and other opinion makers for a frank, off-the-record, discussion on Koso [...]	2007-04-12 14:05:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BELGRADE489	KOSOVO: SERBIA WEEKLY UPDATE (4/9 - 4/13) [...] (U) This cable summarizes notable events relating to Serbia and Kosovo. 2. (SBU) Summary: For the week of April 9, Serbia's self-titled "diplomatic offensive" to block passage of a UNSC resolution on Kosovo was the dominant event related to Kosovo and Serbia. The Ambassador and his French [...]	2007-04-13 16:53:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BELGRADE533	KOSOVO: SERBIA WEEKLY UPDATE (4/16-4/20) [...] (U) This cable summarizes notable events relating to Serbia and Kosovo. SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS -------------------- 2. (SBU) Summary: The first half of the week was dominated by GoS reactions to a mischaracterization of remarks by U/S Burns in testimony before Congress, while the second ha [...]	2007-04-20 16:31:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO SR
07BELGRADE569	KOSOVO: SERBIA WEEKLY UPDATE (4/23-4/27) [...] (U) This cable summarizes notable events relating to Serbia and Kosovo. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) The focus for the week was three-fold: the dominant story was the run-up to and the aftermath of the Security Council Mission (SCM) to Belgrade April 26 (with follow-on travel to Kosovo). The [...]	2007-04-27 15:03:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS UNSC PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO SR
07BELGRADE605	RESPONSE TO OSCE PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] (U) After consulting with local OSCE officials in Belgrade, and internally with relevant Mission agencies, post recommends the following projects for funding. The projects selected represent a number of mission and OSCE priorities including democratization, counter-terrorism and the resolut [...]	2007-05-07 16:22:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AFIN EAID ECON KCRM KJUS OSCE PHUM PREL
07BELGRADE958	KOSOVO WEEKLY UPDATE: BELGRADE PREPARES FOR NEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Without hard news on Kosovo out of Kennebunkport, Serbian media filled the vacuum with speculation about new status negotiations. Serbian officials doggedly continued their diplomatic offensive abroad and political entrenchment at home. Partition of Kosovo crept back into the ne [...]	2007-07-06 15:53:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BELGRADE997	DJINDJIC ASSASSINATION STILL POLITICAL FOOTBALL [...] (SBU) Special prosecutor for organized crime Slobodan Radovinovic has opened an investigation into the political background of late Serbian PM Djindjic's assassination in response to competing accusations between the LDP and the DSS over who bore ultimate responsibility for creating the condit [...]	2007-07-16 06:02:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCRM SR
07BELMOPAN96	BELIZE: IIP SPEAKER KELLNER JUMPSTARTS EMBASSY'S GOOD [...] See action request in para 7. ------- Summary ------- 2. During his two-day (January 24-25) visit to Belize, IIP Speaker Ken Kellner met with university students, civic leaders, and government officials to share his experiences as Senior Counsel for the House of Representatives Commit [...]	2007-02-12 19:10:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP EAID PGOV KPAO BH
07BERLIN1268	IRANIAN RESPONSE TO EU DEMARCHE ON DETAINED AMCITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The German MFA has provided details on the EU demarche carried out by the German Embassy in Tehran, in its role as EU President, to the Iranian MFA on June 19. The German CDA informed the Iranian MFA's Office Director for Human Rights Emadi of worldwide concern about the detenti [...]	2007-06-26 14:39:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CASC PGOV PREL GM IR
07BERLIN1552	ASSISTANT SECRETARY SULLIVAN'S MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On August 10, EEB Assistant Secretary Dan Sullivan met with officials from the SIPDIS German Chancellery, Ministry of Economics and Technology and Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss the President's September 27-28 Major Economies Conference. Sullivan also conducted a w [...]	2007-08-14 05:39:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KCHG PREL GM
07BERLIN1648	EMBASSY BERLIN'S EFFORTS ON FY2007 IRAN DEMOCRACY [...] (C) SUMMARY: As a pilot post in the FY07 Iran Democracy Small Grants Program, Embassy Berlin has canvassed several local nongovernmental organizations working on Iran or Middle East issues to discuss Small Grant opportunities. While generally positive on overall initiative goals, organizatio [...]	2007-08-31 12:00:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM KPAO PREL GM IR
07BERLIN1740	BUNDESTAG INTELLIGENCE INVESTIGATIVE COMMITTEE [...] (C) On September 13 the Bundestag's Committee of Inquiry will meet again following the summer recess and continue the process of questioning individuals concerning the activities of German intelligence and security agencies relating to the Iraq war, the alleged abduction and transport of terror [...]	2007-09-14 11:01:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV GM
07BERLIN1841	IFTAR DIPLOMACY [...] (U) Summary: For the third year, Ambassador and Mrs. Timken led senior Mission Germany staff in hosting Iftar dinners and events, a major element in the Mission's Muslim Engagement activities. This year, the venues were Berlin, Cologne, Frankfurt, and Munich. Muslim guests uniformly praise [...]	2007-10-04 15:19:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	GM KIRF KISL PGOV PREL
07BERLIN200	EL MASRI: MUNICH PROSECUTOR ANNOUNCES ARREST [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Office of the Munich Prosecutor announced January 31 the issuance of 13 arrest warrants for the alleged kidnappers of Khaled El-Masri, a Lebanese-German national who claims he was abducted from Macedonia and taken to Afghanistan in 2004. The thirteen individuals named are th [...]	2007-01-31 18:38:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PTER PGOV GM
07BERLIN2207	GERMANS PLEASED WITH TEC PROGRESS; IDENTIFY PRIORITIES FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: German government officials and industry associations are upbeat about the results achieved at the first Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) meeting on November 9 in Washington. Government officials also expect renewed focus on TEC during the Slovenian EU Presidency. German in [...]	2007-12-17 06:29:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN EINV ECIN PREL PGOV EU GM
07BERLIN386	GERMAN RESPONSE TO CIVIL SOCIETY PROGRAMMING [...] (C) (SUMMARY): With 2006 expenditures totaling nearly two million Euros, Germany's approach to supporting Iranian civil society focuses on broadcasting, exchange, cultural, and educational activities. Reflecting Germany's general caution on promoting civil society in the region, the GOG tends [...]	2007-02-26 15:38:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GM IR
07BERLIN604	MDA DIRECTOR OBERING PROMOTES MISSILE DEFENSE IN [...] (SBU) Lt. General Henry A. Obering, Director of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, visited Berlin on March 15 to provide briefings and answer questions about U.S. missile defense (MD) plans from the German press, think-tank analysts, high-ranking government officials, and members of the German P [...]	2007-03-23 16:56:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS NATO PREL GM
07BERLIN700	USD/P EDELMAN'S MARCH 28 CONSULTATIONS IN BERLIN [...] (C) Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Edelman, accompanied by Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Deputy Director Maj. Gen. Anzalone, visited Berlin March 28 to hold consultations on missile defense and Afghanistan with senior officials in the defense and foreign ministries and at the chancellery [...]	2007-04-03 16:37:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL NATO MOPS GM PL EZ RS AF
07BERN881	FM CALMY-REY "TAKES NOTE" OF USG CONCERNS \ [...] (S) Per instructions in reftel A, CDA met FM Calmy-Rey on \ the evening of September 7 to discuss USG concerns regarding \ the handling of the Iran case at the September 10-14 IAEA \ Board of Governors (BOG) meeting (reftels C/D). As requested \ in ref B, CDA also took the opportunity to raise USG [...]	2007-09-11 09:44:00	Embassy Bern	SECRET	MNUC KNNP ETTC IR SZ
07BERN896	BLOCHER-ROSCHACHER ROILS SWISS CONSENSUS POLITICS [...] (SBU) The Blocher-Roschacher affair is for the most part about Federal Councilor (and Justice Minister) Blocher's role in the July 2006 resignation of Federal Prosecutor Valentin Roschacher. The key question hanging in the air is whether Blocher abused his office as Justice Minister to exert u [...]	2007-09-13 05:53:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SNAR SZ
07BISHKEK1136	PRESIDENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDTABLE: EMBASSY [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Embassy has actively supported Kyrgyzstan's burgeoning democracy, and has taken great strides to promote human rights and civil liberties through direct, public engagement with government officials and civil society, NGOs, and religious groups. U.S.-funded projects have also [...]	2007-09-12 13:27:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK1320	ETHNIC UZBEK JOURNALIST SLAIN IN KYRGYZSTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Outspoken ethnic Uzbek/Kyrgyz national journalist Alisher Saipov was shot and killed outside his office in Osh, Kyrgyzstan, early evening October 24. Saipov was editor-in-chief of the Uzbek-language newspaper, Siyosat (Politics),and he served as a stringer for Voice of America [...]	2007-10-25 11:45:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK1337	KYRGYZ INVESTIGATION INTO SAIPOV KILLING CONTINUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kyrgyz law enforcement investigation continues into the October 24 killing of journalist Alisher Saipov. The two most popular theories place blame either on the Uzbek security services or on Islamic extremist organizations Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT) or the Islamic Movement of Uzbek [...]	2007-11-01 11:32:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KG
07BISHKEK1339	POOR KYRGYZ OBLAST HIT HARD BY GROWING INFLATION [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 24 ) 26, Ambassador Yovanovitch visited Naryn Oblast. Everyone she met, from local government representatives in Naryn City to farmers in remote villages, reported that the economic situation in the oblast is dire. The region, already poor, has been especially hard [...]	2007-11-02 12:12:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK1340	UPCOMING KYRGYZ ELECTIONS AND THE RECENT [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador's October 24 - 26th trip to Naryn Oblast provided an opportunity to measure the political pulse of ordinary Kyrgyz citizens, local politicians, opposition and pro-government parties, and NGO representatives in one of Kyrgyzstan's poorest provinces. Residents of Nary [...]	2007-11-02 12:21:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK1460	KYRGYZ ANNOUNCE ARREST IN SAIPOV INVESTIGATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 5, the Kyrgyz Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) announced the arrest of the owner of the gun used in the October 24 murder of prominent journalist Alisher Saipov (Ref B). The MVD also released the photographs of two additional suspects in the shooting. The MVD is r [...]	2007-12-08 04:14:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK1525	KYRGYZ ELECTIONS: PARLIAMENT OPENS WHILE [...] (C) Summary: With Central Election Commission election results showing opposition party Ata Meken not passing the 0.5% vote threshold in Osh city, the pro-presidential Ak Jol party collected 71 out of 90 seats in the new Kyrgyz parliament. The Social Democrats and Communists, which polled s [...]	2007-12-21 12:27:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SOCI PINR KG
07BISHKEK210	KYRGYZ DOWNPLAY EXPECTED IMPACT OF NEW RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary: With an estimated 500,000 Kyrgyz working in Russia, sending back an estimated half billion dollars a year in remittances, Russia's new restrictions on foreign labor and outdoor markets (Ref A) have prompted concern here about a possible sudden return of labor migrants and reductio [...]	2007-02-28 08:52:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON SOCI KG
07BISHKEK375	KYRGYZSTAN: LEGALIZING POLYGAMY: A REAL THREAT? [...] (C) Summary: While the issue of polygamy in Kyrgyzstan has been raised before, t(e topic is now being actively debated in Kyrg9z society as a result of Parliament's recent consideration and rejection of a bill to decriminalize the practice. The wide-spread debate of this issue shows how the KY [...]	2007-04-05 13:08:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK419	SPANISH FM MORATINOS OFFERS OSCE AS MEDIATOR IN [...] (C) OSCE Chairman in Office and Spanish Foreign Minister Moratinos paid a four-hour visit to Kyrgyzstan on April 13, meeting separately with President Bakiyev and former Prime Minister and opposition United Front Leader Kulov. According to OSCE Ambassador Mueller, Moratinos told both men tha [...]	2007-04-16 12:31:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR KG
07BISHKEK480	BISHKEK CALM, BUT ACCUSATIONS FLY OVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The center of Bishkek has remained calm since the anti-government demonstration ended abruptly the night of April 19 (reftel),and demonstrators have not returned to Ala-Too Square. The opposition and the government have accused each other of provoking the confrontation that led [...]	2007-04-24 11:58:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK488	MEDIA REACTION: DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY EVAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Local media reaction to DAS Evan Feigenbaum,s visit of April 15-20 was primarily neutral, matter of fact reporting with some elements of general suspicion and conspiracy theory thrown in, as is generally the case in local media. Both print and electronic media covered his visit [...]	2007-04-26 04:52:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KPAO KG
07BISHKEK50	KULOV OUT AS KYRGYZ PRIME MINISTER? [...] (C) Summary. According to several well-placed Kyrgyz and other officials, it appears increasingly likely that Acting PM Felix Kulov's candidacy will be voted down in Parliament on a procedural point that will effectively ease Kulov out of office. The Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee th [...]	2007-01-24 14:25:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK520	KYRGYZ PM PARTICIPATES IN US EMBASSY WORLD PRESS FREEDOM [...] (SBU) Summary: In honor of World Press Freedom Day, Post hosted an event at the recently raided Freedom House Printing Press. The Ambassador, Kyrgyz Prime Minister Alamaz Atambayev, and Kyrgyz Media Representative Shamaral Maychiev gave short remarks regarding the importance of a free press in [...]	2007-05-04 09:12:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO KG
07BISHKEK614	KYRGYZ PARLIAMENT AND PRESS TARGET MANAS AIRBASE [...] (C) Summary: During a packed parliamentary committee session May 23, MPs criticized the Prosecutor General's office for its handling of the Hatfield case and called for the ouster of the U.S. military from Manas Airbase. Interest in extension renewals for the base's operations as well as tax [...]	2007-05-24 14:44:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK67	INFLUENTIAL WOMEN OF KYRGYZSTAN [...] This is in response to the REFTEL action request. During the last two years of dramatic political and social changes in Kyrgyzstan, both the composition and membership of the government have changed. Currently, there is an extremely low number of women represented in the government bodies or [...]	2007-01-26 08:07:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KWMN KG
07BISHKEK949	GAUGING INFLUENCE IN THE KYRGYZ CENTRAL BANK [...] (C) Summary: While Kyrgyz Central Bank Chairman Marat Alapayev maintains a low profile, Parliament Speaker (and former Central Bank chief) Marat Sultanov has recently backed three allies for positions on the Central Bank's nine-member Board of Governors. Four other Central Bank governors, r [...]	2007-07-23 11:17:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV PREL ECON PINR KG
07BISHKEK968	BISHKEK EAC MEETING ON JULY 30 DEMONSTRATION AT [...] (C) Charge chaired an EAC meeting at 09:00 am on July 30 to discuss precautions for a possible demonstration at the Embassy. In attendance were RSO, POL/ECON, POL/RA, DATT, MGMT, CONS, USAID, MSG, RLEA, MED, and Peace Corps. At 11:00 am on July 30, a small demonstration supporting the U.S. a [...]	2007-07-30 09:57:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC PGOV PREL PINR KG
07BISHKEK972	SMALL PRO-U.S. DEMONSTRATION AT EMBASSY LEADS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A small, unsanctioned demonstration took place in front of the Embassy the morning of July 30. Approximately 15-20 demonstrators carried signs in support of the U.S. airbase in Kyrgyzstan. After demonstration organizer Tursun Islamov presented two letters to the Embassy, the p [...]	2007-07-31 11:40:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC CASC PINR KG
07BOGOTA1169	SIX COLOMBIAN CONGRESSMEN--INCLUDING FM ARAUJO'S [...] (C) Summary. On February 15, six additional Congressmen--including FM Araujo's brother, Senator Alvaro Araujo--were ordered jailed by the Supreme Court for alleged ties to paramilitary groups and other crimes. Senator Araujo is also accused of aggravated kidnapping. A total of nine members [...]	2007-02-16 21:02:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PTER CO
07BOGOTA1400	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCGOVERN [...] (SBU) Post welcomes CODEL McGovern to Colombia. With U.S. help, President Uribe has made great strides in fighting drug trafficking and terrorism. In January, the GOC presented a Plan Colombia consolidation phase strategy, with a heightened emphasis on social development. USAID programs aim [...]	2007-02-28 21:12:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOC ECON CO
07BOGOTA1516	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY U.S. TRADE [...] (SBU) Post welcomes DUSTR Veroneau to Colombia. With U.S. help, President Uribe has made great strides in fighting drug trafficking and terrorism. The economy is growing, the investment climate is strong, and there is both anticipation and nervousness over the fate of the U.S.-Colombia Trade [...]	2007-03-07 15:24:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL CO
07BOGOTA1558	PEACE COMMISSIONER RESTREPO ON PARAMILITARIES, ELN [...] (C) Summary: Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo said he is talking to the former paramilitary leaders in Itagui prison to encourage them not to disrupt the Justice and Peace Law process. President Uribe is concerned by his security forces, failure to capture Vicente Castano and other re [...]	2007-03-08 16:40:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO
07BOGOTA2835	FOREIGN MINISTER ARAUJO MEETING WITH WHA PDAS [...] (C) Foreign Minister Fernando Araujo told WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro the GOC considered the bilateral Free Trade Agreement to be the "economic arm of Plan Colombia," whose ratification was key for Colombia to continue its success in fighting terrorism, reducing violence, and addressing social p [...]	2007-04-27 20:19:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PHUM PTER CO
07BOGOTA3093	CESAR ATTEMPTING TO SHAKE-OFF PARAMILITARY LEGACY [...] (C) During two trips to former paramilitary-dominated Cesar department in March and April, community leaders said local sympathy for the paramilitaries has turned into resentment. The demobilization of 5,000 paramilitaries led by Cesar strongman Rodrigo Tovar Pupo, AKA "Jorge 40," reduced vi [...]	2007-05-04 14:10:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO
07BOGOTA3581	TELLING COLOMBIA'S STORY [...] President Uribe's democratic security policy -- and the paramilitary demobilization -- has saved the lives of over 40,000 Colombians, strengthened Colombia's democratic institutions, and led to substantial improvements in human rights protection. The establishment of GOC territorial control [...]	2007-05-18 13:13:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PTER KJUS MARR CO
07BOGOTA3891	DEFENSE MINISTER SANTOS DEFENDS RECORD IN CONGRESS [...] Defense Juan Manuel Santos faces a June 6 vote on a congressional censure motion against him. If a majority of both houses of Congress votes in favor of the motion, Santos would be removed from office. Pro-Uribe supporters have the votes to defeat the motion, and the president publicly backe [...]	2007-05-31 20:06:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO
07BOGOTA408	POLITICIANS NAMED FOR ALLEGED TIES TO [...] (C) Colombian media published the July 2001 "Ralito Agreement" signed by paramilitary leaders and some 30 political figures, some of whom are still in office. The Agreement is vague and contains no reference to criminal purposes, but the Prosecutor General's office and the Supreme Court are [...]	2007-01-19 15:42:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER CO

07BOGOTA5651	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY USTR JOHN [...] (SBU) Post welcomes Deputy USTR John Veroneau to Colombia. With U.S. help, President Uribe has made great strides in fighting drug trafficking and terrorism. The economy is growing, the investment climate is strong, and there is both anticipation and nervousness over the fate of the U.S.-Col [...]	2007-08-02 20:10:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD CO
07BOGOTA6200	VISIT OF HDAC COMMITTEE, AUGUST 27-31, 2007 [...] (SBU) Colombia's congress passed President Uribe,s top legislative priorities in its latest session, and its members look forward to developing institutional ties with the U.S. Congress. Security has markedly improved with successful military efforts to re-take areas controlled by the Revolut [...]	2007-08-23 20:46:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM ECON ETRD OVIP OTRA PGOV PREL CO
07BOGOTA6487	USNS COMFORT VISIT TO COLOMBIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. USNS COMFORT anchored near Buenaventura, Colombia from August 22-28 during its humanitarian assistance deployment to the region. Coordinating with Embassy Bogota, Colombian authorities, and NGOs, the COMFORT team provided 25,815 medical, dental and veterinary services and train [...]	2007-09-05 22:12:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER CO
07BOGOTA6899	SCENE SETTER FOR THE VISIT OF GENERAL MCCAFFREY [...] (SBU) President Uribe's "democratic security" policy has hit the FARC and ELN hard over the past five years, with security improving across the country. Colombians are free to travel highways and confidence has skyrocketed, translating into record economic growth. The paramilitary peace proc [...]	2007-09-21 18:28:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR PTER CO
07BOGOTA6932	COLOMBIA'S NEW VICTIMS' PROTECTION PROGRAM UNDER [...] The Ministry of Interior and Justice (MIJ) issued a decree on September 18 creating an integrated program to protect almost 70,000 victims who have denounced paramilitary crimes or sought redress under the Justice and Peace Law (JPL). The decree assigns the national police (CNP) the task of [...]	2007-09-24 18:53:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV PREL CO
07BOGOTA7582	OAS AND U.S. ELECTORAL OBSERVATION EFFORTS IN [...] The OAS Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) has a presence on the ground and will support extensive GOC actions to promote free and fair elections (reftel). The Embassy has developed an election observation plan, and will deploy 30 officers across key Departments under OAS accreditation. Othe [...]	2007-10-19 22:31:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PINR PREF PREL PTER CO
07BOGOTA7702	VALLE DE CAUCA: CLEAN ELECTIONS EXPECTED DESPITE [...] (C) Summary. We expect peaceful elections in most races in Valle de Cauca, but there is widespread concern that drug money may be behind some campaigns. The FARC is unlikely to disrupt elections, but is reportedly sponsoring candidates around Cali. New criminal groups and ex-paramilitaries [...]	2007-10-25 21:43:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER VZ CO
07BOGOTA7718	SECRETARY GUTIERREZ AND U.S. REPRESENTATIVES' [...] (SBU) In an October 13 breakfast meeting with Commerce Secretary Gutierrez and an accompanying congressional SIPDIS delegation, President Uribe thanked the group for U.S. support and urged them to support the bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA). He said the FTA will complement Plan Colomb [...]	2007-10-26 22:57:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB ETRD KJUS OVIP PGOV PHUM PTER EC
07BOGOTA7748	SCENESETTER FOR THE USTR SCHWAB-LED CODEL AND [...] (SBU) Your delegation will visit a Colombia far safer, economically stronger, better governed and more democratic than it has been in decades. Many Colombians say conditions today have improved to a level better than any other time in their lives or those of their parents. During your visit y [...]	2007-10-30 19:41:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ELAB EAGR OVIP PGOV PREL CO
07BOGOTA7951	SCENESETTER FOR ONDCP DIRECTOR JOHN WALTERS AND DEA [...] (SBU) You are visiting a Colombia far safer, economically stronger, better governed and more democratic than it has been in decades. Many Colombians say conditions today have improved to a level better than any other time in their lives or those of their parents. Murder rates declined 40 per [...]	2007-11-06 22:16:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP SNAR ETRD ELAB PGOV PREL CO
07BOGOTA7955	SCENESETTER FOR ONDCP DIRECTOR JOHN WALTERS AND DEA [...] (SBU) You are visiting a Colombia far safer, economically stronger, better governed and more democratic than it has been in decades. Many Colombians say conditions today have improved to a level better than any other time in their lives or those of their parents. Murder rates declined 40 per [...]	2007-11-07 14:16:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP SNAR ETRD ELAB PGOV PREL CO
07BOGOTA7998	USTR SCHWAB-LED CODEL DISCUSSES COLOMBIA TRADE [...] (U) Sunday, November 3, 2007; 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. USTR Ambassador Susan Schwab Acting Secretary of Agriculture Chuck Conner Ambassador William R. Brownfield Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AK) Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) Rep. John Ta [...]	2007-11-08 21:10:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV PREL ECON OVIP USTR USDA CO
07BOGOTA8086	URIBE REAFFIRMS OPPOSITION TO DEMILITARIZED ZONE [...] (SBU) President Uribe reiterated his opposition to a demilitarized zone ("despeje") in talks with the FARC, and ruled out a meeting between Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and senior FARC leader Manuel Marulanda. In his November 8 meeting with Chavez, FARC Secretariat member Ivan Marquez had [...]	2007-11-15 20:57:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER VZ CO
07BOGOTA8200	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF SENATE MAJORITY [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-21 21:19:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ETRD ECON CO
07BOGOTA8362	SCENESETTER FOR DECEMBER 7-9 VISIT OF DEPUTY [...] (SBU) Your return to Colombia comes as the Uribe Administration continues building a safer, economically stronger, better governed and more democratic country. Murder rates declined 40 percent since 2002, violence against union members fell over 60 percent, and kidnapping rates plummeted 76 pe [...]	2007-12-04 23:56:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP ETRD PREL ELAB PHUM PTER PREF CO
07BOGOTA8390	G-24 CONFERENCE ON COLOMBIA FORUM FOSTERS DIALOGUE [...] The international community expressed political support for the GOC at the G-24 Third International Conference on Colombia on November 29-December 1. The joint G-24 Bogota declaration recognized GOC advances on human rights and sustainable development, stressed the international commitment to [...]	2007-12-06 23:06:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PGOV PTER OFDP AR CA SW CO
07BOGOTA923	VIOLENCE AGAINST HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS ON [...] (U) On January 31, unknown gunmen killed human rights activist Yolanda Izquierdo, who had been warning the GOC of death threats against her. The killing followed violence, threats, and arson against other groups involved with human rights, displaced persons, and paramilitary victims' rights o [...]	2007-02-08 19:18:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS CO
07BRASILIA1034	LULA, CHAVEZ SPAR OVER BRAZILIAN SENATE RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) Summary. President Lula and Venezuelan President Chavez sparred in the media over Chavez's criticism of the Brazilian Senate's resolution on the RCTV forced closure on May 28, giving additional stress to an already frayed friendship. What began as a polite refusal by Lula to criticize [...]	2007-06-06 19:39:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECPS ETRD BR VE
07BRASILIA1745	SENATE PRESIDENT WINS ACQUITTAL ON IMPROPRIETY CHARGES [...] (U) In a historic vote, Brazilian Senate President Renan Calheiros was absolved on September 12 of charges of misconduct - the first time the Senate had voted on a charge of impropriety against its president. The secret vote of 40 to 35, with 6 abstentions, fell short Of the 41 votes needed t [...]	2007-09-13 18:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BR
07BRASILIA555	FIVE NEW MINISTERS SWORN IN; CABINET SHUFFLE [...] (U) With the March 29 swearing-in of four new ministers and the reassignment of one, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva seems to have completed the overhaul of the cabinet that is to serve him in his second term. Lula created a new cabinet post for the new government spokesman and director [...]	2007-03-30 14:13:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BR
07BRATISLAVA211	CUBAN DISSIDENTS CONNECT LIVE WITH SLOVAKS IN [...] (U) SUMMARY. Cuban youth dissidents and former Slovak dissidents and student leaders from the 1989 Velvet Revolution connected live via webcast on April 3 to share experiences. On the same day that Spanish Foreign Minister Moratinos concluded his visit to Cuba (ref A),Embassy Bratislava hos [...]	2007-04-05 15:35:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO CU LO
07BRATISLAVA269	PM FICO IN MOSCOW ON KOSOVO, MD AND ENERGY [...] (C) Summary/Introduction: PM Robert Fico's May 4 visit to Moscow touched on issues of the day including Kosovo final status, missile defense, energy security, and trade. Fico had meetings with President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov and opened a Slovak-Russian business foru [...]	2007-05-07 14:43:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG SR SU RU YI LO
07BRATISLAVA270	HZDS AND MECIAR: CAN'T LIVE WITH HIM, CAN'T LIVE [...] (C) Summary. Vladimir Meciar is being challenged for the leadership of his People's Party ) Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HzDS) for the first time in 14 years. HzDS Vice-Chairman Viliam Veteska,s reach for the HzDS top post is unlikely to succeed, but it reflects concerns about Meciar's [...]	2007-05-07 14:54:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR LO
07BRATISLAVA371	V-4 CONFERENCE: SLOVAKIA MAKES NICE WITH HUNGARY, [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Robert Fico used the June 18-19 Bratislava V-4 summit to showcase partnership with its neighbors on pre-arranged issues of agreement, such as V-4 entry into the Schengen area. Fico and Hungarian PM Ferenc Gyurcsany also used the opportunity to orchestrate a succe [...]	2007-06-21 14:26:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI HU PL EZ LO
07BRATISLAVA417	PM FICO AND PRESIDENT GASPAROVIC ON AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C)Summary. Paragraphs 4-12 contain notes from the Ambassador,s July 19 Meeting with PM Robert Fico. Paragraphs 13-19 contain notes from the Ambassador's July 18 meeting with President Gasparovic. SUMMARY OF THE MEETING WITH PM FICO ----------------------------------- 2. (C) The Ambassador [...]	2007-07-20 15:32:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS YI KO RU UNSC PHUM LO
07BRATISLAVA42	HZDS LEADER MECIAR UNDERGOES SUCCESSFUL QUADRUPLE [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-22 15:56:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR LO
07BRATISLAVA472	EXAMINATION OF POLITICAL PRESSURE IN SLOVAK MEDIA [...] SUMMARY: Since its inception the governing coalition led by Prime Minister Robert Fico, has brawled with the press. This "open war," as the spokesman for the Ministry of Culture has termed it, is exacerbated by statements from the Prime Minister's office insisting on more coverage by public med [...]	2007-08-24 06:14:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS MARR MOPS PGOV PREL KPAO LO
07BRATISLAVA539	NEW SOCIAL INSURANCE LAW: TEMPEST IN A TEA CUP, [...] (SBU) Summary. On September 24, Vladimir Meciar (HZDS) reached an agreement with Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer) to support an amended social insurance proposal that will be submitted (and passed) by Parliament this fall. The final compromise will raise payroll taxes for upper-income earner [...]	2007-10-01 08:55:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN LO PGOV
07BRATISLAVA540	SMER: NOT A SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Robert Fico's Smer party has introduced a range of measures this year to reduce public input into government decision making processes and otherwise curb the rights of individuals within society. Though Smer labels itself as a social democratic party, its civic go [...]	2007-10-01 08:55:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON PGOV PHUM PREL SENV LO
07BRATISLAVA593	FICO AND HIS COALITION PARTNERS: THE SHARK AND THE [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer) and junior coalition partner HZDS continue to argue publicly over nearly every issue in parliament, including the recently passed health insurance, social insurance/pension, and mining reform laws. HZDS threatened to vote with the opposition on [...]	2007-10-31 17:07:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ELAB LO
07BRATISLAVA614	HZDS: STILL CORRUPT, BUT MECIAR WEAKER [...] (SBU) Summary. In the latest manifestation of tension within this odd governing coalition, Branislav Briza (HZDS),Director of the Ministry of Agriculture land distribution fund, resigned on November 15 under pressure from Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer). Two days earlier, Fico demanded th [...]	2007-11-15 17:24:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR PGOV EAGR ECON LO
07BRATISLAVA632	MECIAR CONCEDES TO VICTORIOUS FICO, COALITION [...] (SBU) After several days of alarming headlines suggesting that the governing coalition was perhaps on the verge of collapse, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer) and junior coalition partner Vladimir Meciar (HZDS) made separate press announcements on November 29 indicating that they had come to a [...]	2007-11-30 17:25:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV LO
07BRATISLAVA645	SLOVAKIA: INITIAL MFA RESPONSE TO IRAN NIE IS [...] (C) Charge, accompanied by the British Ambassador, reviewed ref A points with MFA Political Director Roman Buzek on December 5. PolEcon Chief also discussed the NIE judgments with MFA Director for Security Affairs Juraj Podhorsky on December 4. Buzek expressed firm agreement with Charge and [...]	2007-12-05 16:44:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LO IR
07BRIDGETOWN125	GRENADA'S SCRAMBLE FOR ASSISTANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Among local media predictions for the new year is one of increased People's Republic of China (PRC) efforts to gain influence on the United States' back doorstep, in the Caribbean, and specifically within CARICOM. Several local commentators have called for Grenada and CARICOM to [...]	2007-02-01 21:16:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PINR PHUM CASC GJ CH CU VE XL
07BRIDGETOWN907	CARICOM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEETING: HALTING [...] (C) Summary: The 28th CARICOM Heads of Government Conference took place in Barbados on July 1-4, 2007. Unsurprisingly, the Caribbean leaders agreed on a number of measures that should ensure some forward momentum in the region's integration efforts in the economic, security, and social develo [...]	2007-07-16 19:46:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BB EAID EAIR ETRD PGOV PINR PREL XL
07BRIDGETOWN930	NEW SENTENCE FOR GRENADA 13 LEAVES GRENADIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: New sentences for the "Grenada 13" were handed down on June 27, 2007, by Justice Francis Belle, who presided over the June 18-26 hearing. Three of the defendants convicted in 1986 of the 1983 killing of Prime Minister Bishop, members of his cabinet, and a number of [...]	2007-07-20 19:46:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC GJ
07BRIDGETOWN943	CARICOM CHAIR GIVES FREE PASS TO CUBA, AGAIN [...] (U) In a joint press conference with Canada Prime Minister Stephen Harper on July 19, Barbados Prime Minister and CARICOM Chair, Owen Arthur, told journalists that CARICOM has never approved and will never support unilateral sanctions against Cuba. While Barbados support for Cuba is not unus [...]	2007-07-23 20:31:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL PINR PGOV CU BB XL
07BRUSSELS1241	EU LATIN AMERICA MINISTERIAL IN SANTO DOMINGO [...] (U) SUMMARY. European Union Secretary General and High Representative Javier Solana and European Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner will attend the EU-Latin America Ministerial meeting in Santo Domingo April 19 and 20. Solana will visit Mexico prior to arriving in Sa [...]	2007-04-13 10:43:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EUN MX DR GT PE CO XM XK
07BRUSSELS1871	AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL MEETINGS WITH PM VERHOFSTADT [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN AN HOUR-LONG MEETING, AMBASSADOR REVIEWED WITH PM VERHOFSTADT KEY ISSUES IN THE U.S.-BELGIAN RELATIONSHIP INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT'S CLIMATE CHANGE INITIATIVE, TROOPS FOR AFGHANISTAN, AND RECONSTRUCTION AID AND DEBT RELIEF FOR IRAQ. PM REVIEWED PROSPECTS FOR THE FEDERAL ELECTIO [...]	2007-06-07 11:39:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MILI CG BE
07BRUSSELS2114	BELGIAN FM TAKES TOUGH LINE ON KOSOVO WITH SERB [...] (C) During a June 27, 2007 meeting in Brussels with Serbian FM Jeremik, Belgian FM De Gucht urged the Serb leadership to adopt a "realistic approach" to the Kosovo independence issue. An official in De Gucht's cabinet who was present at the meeting said De Gucht pushed Jeremik to use the curr [...]	2007-06-27 15:17:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL YI AL BE
07BRUSSELS2424	EU ASKS ETHIOPIA TO ALLOW HUMANITARIAN ACCESS [...] (U) Summary: The European Commission's Office for Humanitarian Aid (ECHO) is very concerned about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Ogaden region and has asked the Government of Ethiopia (GOE) to allow movement of humanitarian workers and food aid immediately, officials said. T [...]	2007-07-31 13:28:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID PHUM PREL ET EUN
07BRUSSELS2951	EU APPOINTS DE KERCHOVE AS NEW CT COORDINATOR [...] EU ministers for Justice and Home Affairs (JHA Council) on September 18 concurred on the designation of Gilles de Kerchove, a senior Belgian official in the Council Secretariat, as the EU's new Counter-Terrorism Coordinator. Ministers also endorsed a compromise plan for sharing criminal data [...]	2007-09-20 09:17:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KJUS PINR PREL EUN
07BRUSSELS3026	Embassy Brussels ftaar Evening: A Multicultural Success [...] Ambassador and Mrs. Sam Fox osted fifty persons at an Iftaar on September 25, 2007. The focus this year was on younger guests and sharing experiences as members of diverse societies. Members of Belgium's Moroccan and Turkish communities present included young politicians, journalists, studen [...]	2007-09-28 15:17:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI KISL PHUM BE
07BRUSSELS3351	BELGIAN GOVERNMENT FORMATION - ADRIFT, BUT STILL [...] (SBU) Summary: Yves Leterme's attempt to form a new Belgian government is still alive, but there seems little chance that it will succeed anytime soon. A recent series of inter-communal flaps, all centered around the bilingual communes surrounding Brussels, have brought a pause to Leterme's [...]	2007-11-16 15:58:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR BE
07BRUSSELS3353	RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON EU HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: Absent significant progress on the nuclear file, EU officials doubted that Iran or the EU could muster enough political will to resurrect the now-moribund bilateral human rights exchange. End Summary Â [...]	2007-11-16 17:17:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAID PREL PGOV KDEM IR EUN
07BRUSSELS392	Ambassador's Comments on Belgium and [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador has used a series of end-of-tour interviews with Belgium's print and electronic media to highlight the need for Belgium to make a greater contribution to the NATO effort in Afghanistan. His pointed comments have gained prominent attention, both as one of the lea [...]	2007-02-05 16:15:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL BE AF
07BRUSSELS666	EU CIVIL SOCIETY AND DEMOCRACY PROGRAMMING IN IRAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche Feb. 27 to Francois Massoulie at the European Commission, who just returned from Tehran where he said the mood is "gloomy" regarding any collaboration between Iranian NGOs or individuals and Western governments. Massoulie, the desk officer for Iran at the C [...]	2007-02-28 16:34:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM EUN KPAO PREL PGOV IR BE EAID
07BRUSSELS772	LEGAL ADVISER BELLINGER'S MEETING WITH BELGIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Legal Adviser John Bellinger met with representatives of Belgium's Ministry of Justice and Foreign Ministry to discuss legal issues arising from the global fight against terrorism and ways to further transatlantic cooperation and partnership against terrorism. Bellinger reiterat [...]	2007-03-08 11:30:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER BE
07BRUSSELS785	VERHOFSTADT STUMPS FOR RUSSIAN TRADE AND INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Verhofstadt met with Russian President Putin and leading private sector energy figures March 1-2. The trip focussed chiefly on economic issues: building ties in energy and diamond markets, promoting bilateral investment, and facilitating contact between the two coun [...]	2007-03-08 16:56:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV ENRG EMIN BE RU
07BUCHAREST103	TWO ROMANIAN CONTRACTORS DETAINED IN IRAQ: [...] (C) SUMMARY. News that two Romanian contractors have been detained since last October by MNF-I forces for having taken unauthorized photographs of U.S. military facilities has burst into a full-scale media flap in Bucharest. President Basescu raised the issue with the Ambassador on February [...]	2007-02-01 15:10:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PROP PHUM PGOV IZ RO
07BUCHAREST104	RFG: MUNAF'S CASE IN UNHCR; ROMANIA SEEKS US VIEWS [...] (SBU) This is a request for Action. Please see para. 7. 2. (C) MFA State Secretary Adrian Vierita asked to meet with DCM and Acting Polcouns on January 30 to discuss a complaint filed with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on behalf of dual Iraqi/US citizen Mohammad Munaf, who wa [...]	2007-02-01 15:13:00	Embassy Bucharest	SECRET	CASC KJUS MARR PGOV PREL UNHCR IZ RO
07BUCHAREST1215	STATE TV NEWS EDITOR SANCTIONED FOR REVEALING [...] (C) Summary: Press freedoms appear to have been caught in the political backlash against the release of footage of a Romanian Agriculture Minister caught accepting a bribe. Romanian journalists complain of political pressure as the public television editors who broadcast the footage of high-le [...]	2007-10-25 13:59:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KJUS PREL PINR PTER RO
07BUCHAREST1230	CRIMINAL CODE REVISIONS: A PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) Summary: Prosecutors and NGOs complain that parliament's amended draft Criminal Code and Criminal Procedures Code, if signed into law, would exculpate a wide variety of criminal acts by nullifying evidence gained outside of its new, highly restrictive procedures. In attempting to absolve [...]	2007-10-31 16:05:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCOR PREL RO
07BUCHAREST1298	ROMANIA: AMBASSADOR'S SPEECH, BRITISH CRITICISM OF [...] (C) Summary: Although President Basescu announced on November 20 that he is returning a package of controversial amendments to the Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure Code to Parliament, only a simple majority of parliamentarians is needed to enact the amendments into law over his veto, notwi [...]	2007-11-23 21:00:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KJUS PREL RO
07BUCHAREST155	ROMANIA: BIT INSTRUMENTS EXCHANGED [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-13 14:53:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD KTIA RO
07BUCHAREST158	"THE GENIE IS OUT OF THE BOTTLE" - PSD DELIVERS CHARGES AGAINST BASESCU TO PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Summary: The Social Democratic Party (PSD) delivered to Parliament on February 12 its case for the suspension of President Basescu. In a subsequent briefing for NATO and EU envoys, PSD head Geoana said the suspension motion would first be debated in a joint session of Parliament. Following Base [...]	2007-02-13 17:47:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV RO
07BUCHAREST17	ROMANIAN MOJ REQUEST FOR MUNAF HEARING FROM IRAQ [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Justice sent Embassy Bucharest a request on December 29 for judicial assistance in connection with two cases involving Mohammad Munaf, held in custody in Iraq. This letter is the first received pursuant to reftel guidance establishing a single formal channel for requests [...]	2007-01-05 15:25:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KJUS PTER PGOV PREL RO
07BUCHAREST237	ROMANIA,S SEVENTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) OVERVIEW: ------------------- A. Romania is a country of origin and transit for trafficking in persons (TIP). While the majority of TIP cases pertain to international trafficking between Romania and Western Europe, there are cases of domestic trafficking as well. Victims - primar [...]	2007-03-01 15:36:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF SMIG ELAB EAID KCRM KWMN
07BUCHAREST52	LUSTRATION: SECURITATE RECORDS HANDED OVER BUT [...] (SBU) Summary. President Basescu announced December 29 that the intelligence services have completed the transfer of the archives of the former communist political police, the Securitate, to the National Council for the Study of Securitate Archives (CNSAS). At his urging, the Supreme Council f [...]	2007-01-17 12:47:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR SOCI KJUS RO
07BUCHAREST86	PSD,S GEOANA ATTACKS FROM THE REAR, AS TWO PALACES [...] (SBU) Summary: In one of the rockier political moments since Prime Minister Tariceanu and President Basescu came to power, the opposition parties under Social Democrat leader Mircea Geoana, Conservative Party president Dan Voiculescu and Greater Romania party head Vadim Tudor have initiated [...]	2007-01-26 17:57:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RO
07BUCHAREST897	MONEY AND POLITICS: WHO REALLY OWNS ROMANIA? [...] (C) Summary. Romania's transition from communism and the ensuing privatization of state enterprises hugely benefited a small group of individuals with connections to the immediate post-Communist regime and/or the ubiquitous Securitate. Some of these individuals leveraged information and relati [...]	2007-08-03 14:45:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON RO SOCI
07BUDAPEST1178	MUTED HUNGARIAN RESPONSE TO DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN [...] (SBU) On 19 July POLOFF met with MFA Azerbaijan Desk Officer, Sandor Csikos, concerning reftel. POLOFF mentioned MFA State Secretary Dr Laszlo Szoke's recent discussions with the Ambassador expressing GOH interest in the subject. Csikos confirmed awareness of the challenges to media freedom in [...]	2007-07-20 14:15:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM OSCE PGOV PHUM PREL HU
07BUDAPEST1376	SCENE-SETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL SIRES TO [...] Embassy Budapest warmly welcomes the visit of Codel Sires to Hungary. 2. You will arrive as the body politic prepares for Parliament's return to formal session in mid-September. Most observers predict a busy ) and possibly hot ) fall, with continued friction between the Gyurcsany governme [...]	2007-08-27 14:43:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM
07BUENOSAIRES1051	MEDIA REACTION; US-LED GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM; US VIEWS ON [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories focus on the US-led Global War on Terrorism; a US experts' views on the outcome of upcoming Argentine presidential elections; the relationship between the media and governments in Latin America; and comments on the US State Department's Consula [...]	2007-05-29 18:52:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1058	NEW GOA INVESTMENT PROMOTION AGENCY TO FOCUS ON HIGH TECH [...] (SBU) Beatriz Nofal, head of the GoA's recently established investment promotion agency, Prosper-Ar, will focus her organization's efforts on attracting investment in the high tech and creative content sectors. In a May 18 meeting with Ambassador, Nofal said she would also like to be become in [...]	2007-05-29 20:56:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON KIPR PREL OECD AR
07BUENOSAIRES1090	MEDIA REACTION; RCTV; G8 SUMMIT; 06/04/07 [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international opinion pieces are mostly related to the implications of the revocation of RCTV's license in Venezuela; and the upcoming G8 Summit with the major topics of disagreement between the US and Russia. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Venezuela - Ch [...]	2007-06-05 09:13:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1105	MEDIA REACTION; BRAZILIAN LEGISLATORS AGAINST CHAVEZ; US [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major international opinion pieces include the Brazilian Congress' offensive against Chavez's entry into Mercosur; and US analysts' opinion about Mauricio Macri; and the status of press freedom in Latin America. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Brasilia's offensive [...]	2007-06-06 14:52:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1120	MEDIA REACTION; BRAZILIAN FOREIGN POLICY; RUSSIA; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major international opinion pieces discuss Brazil's "realistic" foreign policy; Russia's authoritarian style of government; and prospects for the US-Argentine bilateral relationship. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Venezuela is involved in Brazil's strategic game" [...]	2007-06-07 15:00:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1142	MEDIA REACTION; LULA'S WARNING TO CHAVEZ; CHAVEZ AND THE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international opinion pieces and editorials cover Lula's criticism of Chavez's verbal excesses; Chavez's inconsistent response to the Pope's warnings of growing authoritarianism in Latin America; and the "totalitarian" nature of Venezuelan Hugo Chavez's decision to [...]	2007-06-11 14:15:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1185	GOA REACTION TO TIP REPORT [...] (C) Summary. While there has been no public GOA reaction yet, GOA private reaction to the USG's 2007 TIP report was very negative. Vicente Espeche Gil, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary for Bilateral Affairs, called the report "unhelpful" and Interior Minister Anibal Fernandez ex [...]	2007-06-15 22:19:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG KWMN PGOV AR
07BUENOSAIRES1246	GOA INTERIOR MINISTER ON COUNTERNARCOTICS AND [...] (C) Summary. On June 25, Ambassador Wayne called on Interior Minister Anibal Fernandez to discuss ongoing counternarcotics (CN) cooperation in the Tri-Border Area (TBA),the Department's offer to conduct a counterterrorism (CT) assessment of Argentina, and status of TIP legislation (reporte [...]	2007-06-27 14:51:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PGOV AR
07BUENOSAIRES1296	MEDIA REACTION; CHAVEZ AND MERCOSUR; HAMAS AND THE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Papers lead with President Chavez'spat with Lula over Venezuela's entry in MERCOSUR, and HAMAS' liberation of BBC journalist Alan Johnston, viewed as a strategic move aimed at showing it's fully in control of the Gaza Strip. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Chavez [...]	2007-07-05 19:52:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1351	ARGENTINA: TOILET-GATE, ENVIRO-GATE, AND OTHER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The emergence of yet more corruption scandals tied to the administration has President Kirchner on the defensive. On July 11, Cabinet Chief Alberto Fernandez publicly defended the actions of Environment Secretary Romina Picolotti against charges of nepotism and irregular spen [...]	2007-07-13 20:16:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES1472	MEDIA REACTION; ARGENTINE PRESIDENT KIRHCNER TO MEXICO; UK [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include the visit of Argentine President Kirchner and First Lady and Senator Cristina Kirchner to Mexico and the signature of a strategic deal between Argentina and Mexico; UK PM Gordon Brown's trip to the US and his meeting with President Bu [...]	2007-07-31 16:43:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1544	ARGENTINA: KIRCHNER TRIES TO DOWNPLAY CHAVEZ VISIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Argentine President Nestor Kirchner received Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on August 6 to finalize Venezuela's purchase of US$500 million in Argentine bonds and to sign a number of energy accords, including the joint construction of a $400 million LNG receiving terminal in [...]	2007-08-08 20:24:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AR VZ
07BUENOSAIRES173	DUSTR VERONEAU VISITS ARGENTINA - ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT [...] (SBU) Deputy USTR Ambassador John Veroneau, accompanied by AUSTR Everett Eissenstat and Senior Director for the Southern Cone Susan Cronin, met with the Ministers of Economy and Foreign Affairs and with U.S. investors in a visit to Argentina that focused on developments in the Doha Round World [...]	2007-01-31 12:08:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD
07BUENOSAIRES1775	MEDIA REACTION; TERRORISM; GLOBALIZATION AND ARGENTINA; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today include Europe's expected reaction to the threat posed by terrorism; how Argentina should manage globalization in order to fully "deploy its potential for development;" and the Argentine Supreme Court's verdict on government spending in t [...]	2007-09-06 17:52:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1776	ARGENTINE-URUGUAYAN PULP MILL DISPUTE: FINNISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Finnish Embassy believes that despite the bilateral frictions that the Argentina-Uruguay pulp mill dispute has created, the mill project will open as scheduled in October with a minimal possibility of violence. The Embassy discounts as spurious Argentine environmental ac [...]	2007-09-06 19:28:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV SENV PREL SOCI FI UY AR
07BUENOSAIRES1798	MEDIA REACTION; IRAQ; PRESS FREEDOM IN VENEZUELA AND [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major international stories are related to a report issued by a US independent commission of military experts on the situation in Iraq; as well as to the infringements on and attacks against press freedom in both Venezuela and Argentina. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDI [...]	2007-09-10 14:02:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1884	ARGENTINA REQUESTS ADVANCE NOTICE OF FUTURE [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 7. 2. (C) Summary. On September 18, CDA was called in by the MFA's Under Secretary for Bilateral Relations Vicente Espeche Gil to discuss the Department's 2007 International Religious Freedom Report. Espeche Gil reiterated GOA concerns that it [...]	2007-09-20 20:42:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV OPRC KIRF KPAO CASC AR
07BUENOSAIRES1888	CRISTINA IN HER WORDS: WILL ARGENTINA'S [...] (C) Summary. A well-briefed, confident Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) described her policy priorities to the Ambassador on September 20, a few days before she departs for a five-day program in New York. Although she defended GOA positions on controversial economic issues, CFK expressed a stro [...]	2007-09-21 14:41:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OVIP EFIN EINV EAIR AR
07BUENOSAIRES1992	MEDIA REACTION; PLAN MEXICO; GERMAN REUNIFICATION [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international opinion stories refer to the anticipated Plan Mexico, similar to Plan Colombia; and German reunification as a possible example for the Koreas. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "The Plan Colombia, the Mexican way" Gerardo Albarrn de Alba, [...]	2007-10-05 08:54:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1996	MEDIA REACTION; ARGENTINE PARIS CLUB DEBT; PRESS FREEDOM; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories cover the IMF waiting until after Argentine presidential elections to engage on Paris Club debt issues; media owners charging that press freedom is curtailed in Argentina; and commentary on the USG reportedly authorizing painful interro [...]	2007-10-05 18:56:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2035	MEDIA REACTION; ARMENIAN GENOCIDE; US-LATIN AMERICAN TIES; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories include implications of a US House committee vote to condemn the mass killings of Armenians in Turkey in World War I as an act of genocide; prospects for the US-Latin American relationship; and similarities between the military regimes [...]	2007-10-11 20:38:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2045	MEDIA REACTION; ANKARA-WASHINGTON TIES; PRESS FREEDOM IN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major international stories today are related to the US-Turkish relationship in view of a possible attack from Turkey against Kurdish rebels in Northern Iraq, thereby destabilizing even further the situation in the country; Ankara's denial of the Armenian genocide being equ [...]	2007-10-12 19:11:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2081	MEDIA REACTION; THE CIA; ARGENTINE PARIS CLUB DEBT [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories include remarks on Tim Weiner's book on the CIA; Argentine Paris Club debt negotiations and the need for IMF reform; and implications of the US Congressional statement acknowledging the Armenian genocide. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS [...]	2007-10-23 10:07:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2095	TIP ACTIVIST TRIMARCO LAUNCHES ANTI-TIP FOUNDATION [...] (U) Summary. Ambassador Wayne delivered the keynote speech at the launch of Susana Trimarco's anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) foundation. In the Ambassador's remarks, he highlighted the need for comprehensive anti-TIP legislation and underscored USG commitment to fight TIP. He also annou [...]	2007-10-24 18:08:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	AR KWMN PHUM PREL KCRM SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB
07BUENOSAIRES2112	ARGENTINA'S INFLATION DEBATE CONTINUES; ADOPTING U.S. CPI [...] (SBU) Amidst continuing accusations of GoA manipulation of inflation statistics, presidential candidate Cristina de Kirchner defended current statistics but said the government is studying adopting a new method of measuring inflation, "possibly the method of the United States." She reiterated [...]	2007-10-25 20:12:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN AR
07BUENOSAIRES2123	ARGENTINA: AMBASSADOR FOCUSES ON SOCIAL ISSUES IN TUCUMAN [...] (U) In an October 19 visit to Argentina's northwestern province of Tucuman, the Ambassador met with local members of the media. He toured an American-owned citrus company that has a progressive Corporate Social Responsibility project to educate off-season workers. The Ambassador was also a keyn [...]	2007-10-26 19:09:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL KCRM SNAR SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB
07BUENOSAIRES2138	ARGENTINE ECONOMY MINISTRY OFFICIALS SEE [...] (C) Economy Minister Peirano told Ambassador he will hold off discussing bilateral or multilateral issues until the dust settles from the October 28 elections. He called his participation in the IMF/World Bank meetings a success, and he expects improved cooperation and coordination with those [...]	2007-10-30 09:16:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV AR
07BUENOSAIRES2214	Ambassador Attends Post-Election Business Conference, [...] (SBU) During Argentina's major private sector conference, November 7-8, former Brazilian President Cardozo subtly warned about the need to control inflation, and Argentine business leaders discussed privately with the Ambassador whether president-elect Christina Fernandez de Kirchner will carry [...]	2007-11-15 12:54:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AR ECON EINV ENRG BEXP PREL OTRA TPHY TSPA SCUL
07BUENOSAIRES224	MEDIA REACTION; UPCOMING TRIP OF U/S NICHOLAS BURNS TO [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major newspapers report on US Undersecretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns and US Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon's upcoming trip to Buenos Aires. Other international leading stories include the report from London-based International Institute for Strategic Studie [...]	2007-02-06 09:11:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES2254	MEDIA REACTION; CHANCES OF A MERCOSUR-ISRAEL FTA; IMF AND [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major international stories cover an alleged initiative from Lula and Cristina Kirchner for Mercosur to sign a trade deal with Israel, in an attempt to keep Venezuelan Hugo Chavez at bay; implications of IMF head Dominique Strauss' trip to Argentina to attend Cristi [...]	2007-11-26 07:54:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2270	ARGENTINA REQUESTS AGREMENT FOR HECTOR TIMERMAN [...] (SBU) Action Request -- para 4. 2. (SBU) The Foreign Ministry convoked the Ambassador November 28, 2007 to present a diplomatic note dated the previous day from the MFA requesting U.S. agrement for the appointment of Hector Timerman as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Repu [...]	2007-11-30 07:40:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OFDP PINR AR
07BUENOSAIRES2345	ARGENTINE FUROR CONTINUES OVER U.S. ALLEGATIONS [...] (C) The GOA has repeatedly suspended Ministerial-level contacts and has cut off some law enforcement contacts with the USG in wake of the continuing furor (ref a) over DOJ allegations that $800,000 intercepted August 4 by Argentine officials was a BRV cash contribution for Cristina Kirchner's (CFK) [...]	2007-12-14 19:07:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR CJAN ECON ASEC KJUS VE AR
07BUENOSAIRES2374	ARGENTINA'S AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE TO THE U.S. TERMS [...] (SBU) Summary: Argentine media broadcast remarks critical of the U.S. by the GOA's Ambassador-designate to Washington (ref C),Hector Timerman, who said "politically relations with the U.S. are very bad" because certain "sectors linked to DOJ and U.S. intelligence agencies" were troubled by Ar [...]	2007-12-20 19:30:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OFDP PREL CJAN SNAR KJUS ASEC KCOR VE AR
07BUENOSAIRES2375	ARGENTINA'S AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE TO THE U.S. TERMS [...] (SBU) Summary: Argentine media broadcast remarks critical of the U.S. by the GOA's Ambassador-designate to Washington (ref C),Hector Timerman, who said "politically relations with the U.S. are very bad" because certain "sectors linked to DOJ and U.S. intelligence agencies" were troubled by Ar [...]	2007-12-20 19:57:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	OFDP PREL CJAN SNAR KJUS ASEC KCOR VE AR
07BUENOSAIRES247	ARGENTINA: IF THE FACTS DON,T FIT, PURGE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Perceived heavy handed government intervention in the economy took on a more serious turn with last week's firing of the chief officer responsible for inflation data at the GoA's statistical agency (INDEC),an institution long admired for its independence and integrity. The media [...]	2007-02-08 15:37:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ENRG ELAB PGOV AR
07BUENOSAIRES374	ARGENTINA: "WE ARE NOT ORGANIZING AN ANTI U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador spoke February 27 with Acting Foreign Minister Roberto Garcia Moritan and DCM spoke with Secretary General of the Presidency Oscar Parilli to express SIPDIS our concerns regarding local press reports that the GoA was facilitating the organization of an anti-U.S. r [...]	2007-02-27 21:10:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV AR
07BUENOSAIRES384	(SBU) ARGENTINA: "WE ARE NOT ORGANIZING AN ANTI [...] (U) Please note this cable replaces recalled Buenos Aires 00374 which was sent without proper SBU designation. 2. (SBU) Summary: Ambassador spoke February 27 with Acting Foreign Minister Roberto Garcia Moritan and DCM spoke with Secretary General of the Presidency Oscar Parilli to express [...]	2007-02-28 15:03:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AR

07BUENOSAIRES513	MEDIA REACTION; AMIA CASE - INTERPOL TO ORDER ARREST OF [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major international stories today focus on Interpol's Executive Committee unanimously accepting Argentina's petition to have red notices issued against five Iranians and one Lebanese (although not for former Iranian President Akbar Rafsanjani),suspected of involvement in t [...]	2007-03-16 16:25:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES562	MEDIA REACTION; PRESIDENT BUSH'S LATAM TOUR; FREE TRADE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories focus on US Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon's remarks about the "positive" results of SIPDIS US President Bush's tour of Latin America; and Professor Richard Feinberg's press round table in Buenos Aires on international trad [...]	2007-03-23 09:30:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES587	MEDIA REACTION; U/S NICHOLAS BURNS'S CRITICISM OF [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories focus on the implications of US Under Secretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns' critical statements SIPDIS about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's anti-US President Bush rally in Buenos Aires. Daily-of-record "La Nacion" carries an ed [...]	2007-03-26 20:46:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES640	MEDIA REACTION; IRAN SETS FREE 15 HOSTAGES; THE KIRCHNER [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's international leading stories are Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's decision to set free the 15 British Marines; and the US academics' opinion of the Kirchner administration and Argentina's economic recovery. 2. OPINION PIECES - "An End With No Winners" [...]	2007-04-05 15:01:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES837	MEDIA REACTION; VENEZUELA AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION; TIES [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories cover the closure of RCTV in Venezuela; reinvigorated ties between Argentina and Brazil; the upcoming US-Argentine naval exercises; and Argentine First Lady Cristina Kirchner's trip to Washington. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Chave [...]	2007-04-30 16:32:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES906	ARGENTINA: CRISTINA FOR PRESIDENT AND OTHER HOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: With just over five months until the presidential elections in October, President Nestor Kirchner has yet to announce whether he will run for reelection, or as many speculate, whether his wife, Senator Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, will run for the office. Respected journalis [...]	2007-05-10 15:17:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES92	MEDIA REACTION OBAMA'S BID FOR US PRESIDENCY; GLOBAL [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include Democratic Senator Barack Obama's nomination to the US presidency; expectations that the US Congress will help reduce carbon dioxide emissions; and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez reassuring Argentine President Nestor Kirchner that h [...]	2007-01-19 20:51:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES935	Ambassador in Mendoza Province - Students and Youth, [...] (U) In an active and well-publicized May 3-4 visit to the central-western province of Mendoza, the Ambassador held a successful youth outreach event at the Mendoza Binational Center, where he awarded scholarships to students to study English; met with Mendoza Governor, and possibly future vice [...]	2007-05-14 08:57:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG BEXP PREL OTRA TPHY TSPA SCUL OIIP
07BUENOSAIRES954	MEDIA REACTION; WASHINGTON-TEHRAN DISCUSSIONS; BIO-FUELS [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include the upcoming meeting between US and Iranian delegations to discuss Iraq; an opinion on the bio-fuels debate; and the upcoming meeting between Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Paolo Rocca, head of the Techint group, which has been [...]	2007-05-15 16:49:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES973	MEDIA MAGNATE GRIPES TO THE AMBASSADOR ABOUT [...] (C) In a lunch punctuated by misgivings about the Kirchner Administration, ailing Clarin giant Hector Magnetto conveyed to the Ambassador that his vigor has not waned, despite a throat cancer that has diminished his ability to communicate. As the Ambassador was feted by Clarin,s top brass, May [...]	2007-05-17 17:53:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO OPRC PREL KMDR AR
07BUENOSAIRES976	MEDIA MAGNATE GRIPES TO THE AMBASSADOR ABOUT [...] (C) In a lunch punctuated by misgivings about the Kirchner Administration, ailing Clarin giant Hector Magnetto conveyed to the Ambassador that his vigor has not waned, despite a throat cancer that has diminished his ability to communicate. As the Ambassador was feted by Clarin's top brass, May [...]	2007-05-17 19:03:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO OPRC PREL KMDR AR
07BUJUMBURA290	BURUNDI'S PRESIDENT DISMISSES HIGH-LEVEL [...] (U) President Pierre Nkurunziza, on April 12, replaced three high-ranking members of Burundi,s national intelligence service, the Securite National de Renseignments (SNR),including the Deputy General Manager and the Chief of Staff. The former principal advisor to the President, Zacharie Sa [...]	2007-04-17 15:57:00	Embassy Bujumbura	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL BY
07BUJUMBURA299	BURUNDI: SINDUHIJE LEAVES THE HELM OF AFRICAN [...] (U) On April 23, African Public Radio (APR) announced the departure of its founder, Alexis Sinduhije, as Director of the popular radio station. APR enjoys the largest media market share and audience in Burundi. There was no official reason given for Sinduhije,s departure, though his exit is [...]	2007-04-24 12:51:00	Embassy Bujumbura	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PINR PREL BY
07BUJUMBURA38	BURUNDI: IS RADJABU'S POLITICAL FATE HANGING IN [...] (C) Summary: The power struggle between Burundian strongman Hussein Radjabu and the country's President continues to dominate headlines, as government journalists report that the President's office has barred one of his key allies, Communications Minister Ramadhan Karenga, from entering gover [...]	2007-02-03 11:41:00	Embassy Bujumbura	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PINR BY SA
07BUJUMBURA453	BURUNDI'S PRESIDENT NOMINATES NEW MEMBERS OF [...] (U) Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza announced new appointments to fill the positions of National and Deputy National Prosecutor, the Presidency of the Constitutional Court, and the mayor of Bujumbura. He also announced the replacements of six of Burundi's seventeen governerships The no [...]	2007-06-14 15:35:00	Embassy Bujumbura	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL BY
07BUJUMBURA608	BURUNDI'S FORMER PRESIDENT NDAYIZEYE FEARS FOR HIS [...] (SBU) Summary: Former Burundi President Domitien Ndayizeye called for an impromptu meeting with Ambassador Moller on August 23 to express his concerns over his personal security in light of the recent rise in harassment and intimidation towards opposition figures by the National Police. Nd [...]	2007-08-24 09:30:00	Embassy Bujumbura	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL BY
07CAIRO1424	EGYPTIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS DECRY EGYPT'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A COALITION OF 19 EGYPTIAN HUMAN RIGHTS NGOS HAS PROTESTED THE GOE'S CANDIDACY FOR MEMBERSHIP (REFTELS) IN THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL (UNHRC) AND EXPRESSED "AMAZEMENT" AT WHAT IT ALLEGED WERE "FALSIFICATIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT,S TRUE STANCE ON HUMAN RIGHTS" INCLUD [...]	2007-05-15 11:18:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV UNHRC EG
07CAIRO144	MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD ANNOUNCES INTENT TO FORM [...] (C) Summary: Muslim Brotherhood (MB) leaders have publicly announced the organization's intent to form a political party within "a few weeks," an unprecedented step for the 79-year old organization. The new party would reportedly be "a civil party with an Islamic reference," and will not submi [...]	2007-01-18 16:02:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL EG
07CAIRO15	ARRESTS OF MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD MEMBERS CONTINUE; [...] (C) SUMMARY: The mid-December arrests of between 140-200 Muslim Brotherhood (MB) members (reftel) have been followed by further detentions of an estimated 58-67 MB members in recent days, coupled with the reported closure of some MB-owned businesses. In the wake of the December 10 Al-Azhar U [...]	2007-01-04 11:38:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PHUM KDEM EG
07CAIRO1877	EGYPT LABOR: STRIKES ONGOING, GOE REFUTES ILO [...] (SBU) Although no broad-based alternative worker movement has yet to coalesce, the Kefaya movement's actions in solidarity with striking textile workers in Mansoura could hint at future coordination. Strong GOE rebukes greeted the release of an ILO report that cited employment discrimination [...]	2007-06-19 13:20:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PGOV PHUM EG
07CAIRO197	MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD PARLIAMENTARY BLOC LEADER CALLS [...] (C) Summary: The parliamentary leader of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood (MB) made a recent public statement indicating a desire to initiate a "constructive dialogue" with Western governments, including the USG. Meanwhile, opposition press and Cairo think tanks are rife with rumors that some recent [...]	2007-01-24 16:09:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL KDEM EG
07CAIRO2036	DECISION ON AYMAN NOUR HEALTH PAROLE APPEAL DUE IN [...] (U) At a July 3 hearing at the State Council's Administrative Court, presiding judge Mohamed al Husseini ruled that he will issue "within three weeks" a final decision on imprisoned Al Ghad Party leader Ayman Nour's appeal for health parole. Husseini's ruling came after over an hour of questi [...]	2007-07-03 12:52:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KDEM EG
07CAIRO2041	JUNE 28 DCM MEETING WITH DR. MOHAMED MATTAR REGARDING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 28, the DCM met with Dr. Mohamed Mattar for an update on his USAID-funded research project into human trafficking in Egypt. Dr. Mattar is an internationally recognized trafficking expert and the Executive Director of the Protection Project at Johns Hopkins University. He b [...]	2007-07-03 14:17:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV KPAO PREL EG KWMN
07CAIRO2206	ADVANCING THE FREEDOM AGENDA IN EGYPT [...] Embassy Cairo continues forceful advocacy of the President's Freedom Agenda. Per paras 11, 14, and 15 of ref A, it is standard Embassy Cairo practice, led by the Ambassador, to meet with democracy and human rights activists, oppositionists, and dissidents; to engage in public speaking opport [...]	2007-07-17 14:28:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KPAO PGOV KMPI XF EG
07CAIRO2350	EGYPT: COURT REJECTS AYMAN NOUR REQUEST FOR [...] (SBU) Judge Mohamed El-Husseiny, of the State Council's Court of Administrative Justice, rejected Ayman Nour's health-based request to be paroled from prison, in a court session on July 31. Before the verdict was read, Nour's lawyer Amir Salem told poloff that if the verdict went against No [...]	2007-07-31 12:13:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO
07CAIRO2511	AL GHAD PARTY WOES [...] (C) Summary: In a potential death-blow to Ayman Nour's Ghad Party, on July 31 Egypt's Political Parties Committee (PPC) ruled that Musa Mustafa Musa, an alleged government-backed rival of Nour's, be named leader of the party. This was the culmination of two years of legal wrangling between N [...]	2007-08-13 14:29:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM EG
07CAIRO2577	RUMORS OF A CABINET RESHUFFLE AND CHANGES TO [...] (C) Summary: Cairo is abuzz with rumors of a looming cabinet reshuffle, with conjecture focusing on expected changes in the ministries of Justice, Social Solidarity, Culture, Housing, and perhaps a change of the Prime Minister. Speculation also abounds about an imminent shake-up in the leader [...]	2007-08-20 06:56:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EG
07CAIRO2683	MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD: GOVERNMENT CRACKDOWN [...] (C) Summary: The Egyptian government's campaign against the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) is continuing, with the recent arrests of a prominent moderate official, two MB parliamentarians, and other senior officials, upping the ante. The latest detentions occur against the backdrop of the ongoing mi [...]	2007-08-30 12:53:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KDEM PHUM EG
07CAIRO2799	EGYPT: ACTIVISTS RALLY TO PROTEST CLOSURE OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Leaders of Cairo's human rights and democracy activist community rallied on September 16 at a downtown demonstration to protest the GOE's September 8 closure of the Association for Human Rights and Legal Aid (AHRLA),apparently for accepting foreign funding, including from th [...]	2007-09-16 15:17:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID EG
07CAIRO2825	MUBARAK HEALTH RUMORS LEAD TO CRIMINAL CHARGES FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Reporting in the independent daily Al Dostour on rumors of President Mubarak's poor health have led to a criminal suit against its editor-in-chief, Ibrahim Eissa, in the Supreme State Emergency Criminal Court. The complaint, filed by State Security prosecution on September 11 [...]	2007-09-18 16:22:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAO PHUM EG
07CAIRO2871	EGYPT IN TRANSITION: SADAT AND MUBARAK [...] (C) Egypt faces uncertainty as it moves towards a post-Mubarak future. It has been almost exactly twenty-six years since Egypt last faced such a transition. Although one could argue that some of the elements that led to the dramatic events of September and October 1981 are back in place -- sho [...]	2007-09-23 16:01:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR EG
07CAIRO2881	MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD: GOVERNMENT PREVENTS ANNUAL [...] (SBU) For the first time in approximately twenty years, the government has prohibited the annual Ramadan iftar (fast-breaking meal) hosted by the leadership of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood (MB). Reportedly, the Interior Ministry refused to grant the MB permission to hold the yearly event ( [...]	2007-09-24 15:33:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KISL KDEM EG
07CAIRO2887	LABOR UNREST RETURNS TO NILE DELTA [...] (SBU) Up to 24,000 workers at one of Egypt's largest public textile factories, Ghazl el Mehalla, have been on strike since September 23 demanding unpaid bonuses, pay increases, and changes in company and factory union leadership. The GOE has deemed the strike illegal although security interfe [...]	2007-09-25 09:12:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PGOV PINR EG
07CAIRO2896	OPPOSITION NEWSPAPER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF SENTENCED TO [...] (SBU) On September 24, the editor-in-chief, his deputy, and a journalist from the "Al Wafd" newspaper (the mouthpiece of Al Wafd, Egypt's oldest liberal political party),were sentenced to two years in prison by the Al Warak Court of Misdemeanors, for "having published untrue information which [...]	2007-09-25 15:36:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO PHUM KDEM EG
07CAIRO2982	EGYPT: NEWSPAPERS STRIKE FOR PRESS FREEDOM [...] (U) Twenty-two independent and opposition newspapers did not publish on October 7 in protest of recent government actions against press freedom, including the sentencing of four editors-in-chief to a year in prison for criticizing president Mubarak and senior government officials (ref C),and [...]	2007-10-08 13:16:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KAPO PHUM KDEM EG
07CAIRO3001	EGYPT: UPDATED DEMOCRACY STRATEGY [...] (C) Our fundamental reform goal in Egypt remains democratic transformation, including the expansion of political freedom and democratic pluralism, respect for human rights, and a stable, democratic and legitimate transition to the post-Mubarak era. While our programs in the areas of judicial reform [...]	2007-10-09 15:00:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KMPI EG
07CAIRO3058	KING FAROUK: NOSTALGIA FOR THE PAST OR LOATHING FOR THE [...] (U) Summary: Rare is the iftar or sohour in Cairo these days where the topic does not quickly turn to the Ramadan soap opera series about King Farouk, which presents a view of Egypt's last monarch radically at odds with the image perpetrated by the official media and textbooks over the past 55 [...]	2007-10-17 12:58:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPAO PHUM KDEM SCUL SOCI EG
07CAIRO3080	GAMAL MUBARAK: CONCENTRATING ON RULING PARTY AS [...] (C) Summary: Over the past several months, presidential son and National Democratic Party (NDP) assistant secretary general Gamal Mubarak has focused his energies on re-vitalizing the party. With no military background to draw on as his power base (the army being the traditional source of Egy [...]	2007-10-18 14:41:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EG
07CAIRO313	MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD CLAIMS ARRESTS HURTING ECONOMY [...] (U) Recent postings on the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) website (www.ikhwanweb.com) claim that the arrest of 29 prominent MB-affiliated businessmen (reftels) has negatively impacted Egypt's economy. The articles allege the arrests and subsequent freezing of assets of the MB-affiliated businessmen [...]	2007-02-05 13:33:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KISL PGOV EG
07CAIRO3133	TRIAL OF INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER EDITOR MOVES FORWARD [...] (U) The trial of Ibrahim Eissa, editor-in-chief of the independent newspaper al-Dustour, resumed on October 24 in New Cairo Court. Eissa is charged with disturbing the peace, and with harming national economic interests for publishing rumors in late August that President Mubarak was ill. (ref [...]	2007-10-25 12:16:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO EG
07CAIRO3155	SCENESETTER FOR FBI DEPUTY DIRECTOR JOHN PISTOLE [...] (S) The Egyptians, and I, will warmly welcome you to Cairo. Despite strains in the relationship over the past several months, our partnership in law enforcement and mutual security affairs remains solid. Your visit provides the opportunity to review and reinforce our law enforcement cooperation [...]	2007-10-30 05:00:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PTER PREL PHUM KJUS
07CAIRO3166	EGYPTIAN-AMERICAN DEMOCRACY ACTIVIST FACES LAWSUITS [...] (C) Summary: Saad Eddin Ibrahim (SEI),the prominent Egyptian-American democracy activist, faces four separate lawsuits for "spreading false news" and trying to harm Egypt's economy by calling for cuts in U.S. assistance to Egypt. Court proceedings in the four lawsuits, all filed by privat [...]	2007-10-30 14:29:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KMPI CASC EG
07CAIRO3228	THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S GENERAL [...] (C) Summary: The November 3-6 General Conference of Egypt's ruling party held few surprises, with the main news of the event being a change to the party's mechanism for selecting a presidential candidate: a 45-member committee was formed, from among whose ranks will be chosen the National Dem [...]	2007-11-08 15:20:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM ECON ENRG PINR EG
07CAIRO3257	Egypt: Inflation Update [...] (U) Inflation dropped to 7.5% year-on-year (y/y) in October, down from 9.3% y/y in September. The CBE maintained interest rates unchanged at a November 1 meeting, but indicated that inflation could reach the upper limit of CBE's "comfort zone." This is the first public sign of a move toward [...]	2007-11-14 15:36:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EG
07CAIRO3272	ACCUSED INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER EDITOR PRESENTS [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-15 15:48:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PHUM PGOV KDEM EG
07CAIRO3299	EGYPT'S PRESS SYNDICATE ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Against a backdrop of recent government actions seen as restricting press freedom (reftels),Egyptian journalists from across the political spectrum competed for leadership positions in Egypt's November 17 Press Syndicate elections. Judges supervising the election certified Mak [...]	2007-11-20 15:51:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PGOV PHUM EG
07CAIRO3449	HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH MEETS WITH EGYPT'S STATE [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-10 14:45:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KIRF EG
07CAIRO3500	CONSUMER PROTECTION IN EGYPT [...] (SBU) Egypt's Consumer Protection Law came into effect in November 2006, providing consumers with new legal protections and businesses with new obligations. The law also created a Consumer Protection Agency (CPA) authorized to investigate complaints and mediate between consumers and businesse [...]	2007-12-17 09:24:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EG
07CAIRO3526	REFORMIST JUDGE ON NEW JUDICIARY LAW, SUCCESSION, [...] (C) Summary: In a December 11 meeting Hisham Bastawisi told us that new legislation focused on financing of the judiciary must, by law, be passed by June 2008. One of the two judges at the center of the spring 2006 judges' crisis and a vocal advocate for judicial independence, Bastawisi under [...]	2007-12-23 13:43:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KJUS PHUM KDEM EG
07CAIRO3543	EGYPT'S NEW PRESS SYNDICATE CHAIRMAN OUTLINES [...] (SBU) We met on December 12 with Makhram Mohamed Ahmed, the new chairman of Egypt's influential press syndicate (ref A). Ahmed told us he has two immediate objectives as chairman; 1) to open a dialogue with the government that will end the prosecution of journalists, and 2) to enhance the pro [...]	2007-12-27 12:44:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL EG
07CAIRO3555	POSSIBLE NEW RESTRICTION ON PRESS FREEDOM IN EGYPT [...] (U) According to media reports, Egypt's State Council issued a decree in early December directing the Central Audit Bureau (CAB) to begin monitoring the finances of independent media outlets. The decision has not yet been formally announced and a member of the State Council (Egypt's highest ju [...]	2007-12-31 08:51:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PREL PGOV PHUM EG
07CAIRO3562	MUBARAK SPEAKS OUT AGAINST SYRIA IN LEBANON [...] (C) Egyptian FM Aboul Gheit emphasized to Ambassador and a visiting Congressional delegation led by Senator Voinovich December 31 that Egypt was taking a firm public stance supporting election of a Lebanese president. Aboul Gheit cited Mubarak's December 30 joint press conference with French [...]	2007-12-31 16:13:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY LE EG
07CAIRO409	MILITARY COURT TO TRY 40 MUSLIM BROTHERS [...] (SBU) President Mubarak ordered on February 6 that 40 members of the Muslim Brotherhood, including Second Deputy Chairman Khairat Al-Shatir, face a military tribunal on charges including money laundering and planning terrorist actions in support of the outlawed group. Past military tribunal [...]	2007-02-14 13:30:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KISL EG
07CAIRO432	EGYPT: RELEASE OF CLERIC ABU OMAR [...] (C) An Egyptian MFA official has confirmed that Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr (aka "Abu Omar") was released from detention on March 11, and is currently at his family home in Alexandria. While MOJ, State Security, and Public Prosecutor personnel refused to comment on the case, Deputy Assistant Fo [...]	2007-02-15 15:22:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM IT EG
07CAIRO816	CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS: NATIONAL REFERENDUM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IN A SURPRISE MOVE, FOLLOWING PARLIAMENT'S MARCH 19 PASSAGE OF PRESIDENT MUBARAK'S CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS PACKAGE, THE GOE MOVED UP THE DATE FOR THE OBLIGATORY SUBSEQUENT NATIONAL REFERENDUM TO MARCH 26, TEN DAYS EARLIER THAN PREVIOUSLY ANTICIPATED. IN THE MIDST OF APPARENT [...]	2007-03-21 15:13:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL EG
07CAIRO99	AYMAN NOUR STILL WANTS HEART SURGERY; REQUESTS USG [...] (C) Summary: Gameela Ismail (wife of imprisoned Al Ghad Party leader Ayman Nour) asserted to poloff that Nour is still in need of cardiac stent replacement surgery, but that State Security officials have deemed he does not require an operation. Ismail gave poloff a letter to the Secretary from [...]	2007-01-15 15:19:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM EG
07CAPETOWN253	CHINESE TEXTILE QUOTA A BUST? [...] (U) Summary. South Africa's two-year "emergency" quota on Chinese textile and clothing imports was implemented in January 2007 to fend off a flood of inexpensive, low-quality Chinese imports that had battered the local clothing and textile industry (reftel). According to import data, indust [...]	2007-10-03 14:37:00	Consulate Cape Town	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD CN SF
07CARACAS1014	MORE RCTV SOLIDARITY MARCHES AS MAY 28 APPROACHES [...] (C) Summary. Radio Caracas Television (RCTV) supporters took to the streets once again May 19 to protest the BRV's decision to revoke the broadcasting license of Venezuela's oldest and most popular television network, making it the largest demonstration since the December 2006 elections. Sepa [...]	2007-05-23 20:53:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM ELAB VE
07CARACAS1016	RCTV CLOSURE: UNSUBSTANTIATED RUMORS OF VIOLENCE [...] (C) Summary. The Caracas rumor mill is in full gear as the BRV's announced May 28 date for the closure of independent broadcaster RCTV approaches. Most of these rumors are being fueled by President Chavez and other senior BRV officials who have alleged for several months that the opposition, [...]	2007-05-24 19:14:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PREL PHUM VE
07CARACAS1033	IV PROGRAM INVITEES AND PARTICIPANTS OUTED [...] (U) Summary: During a press conference from Telesur headquarters May 25, Amcit Eva Golinger released names of prominent, mostly pro-opposition, journalists who had either been selected for or had participated in the International Visitors (IV) Program. She claimed the IV participants were US [...]	2007-05-25 21:30:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM VE
07CARACAS1054	RCTV CLOSURE, BRV FUELS GROWING INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: After 53 years on the air, Radio Caracas Television (RCTV),Venezuela's oldest network, ceased broadcasting at midnight May 28 and was replaced with state-run, "public service" station TVes. Despite the shutdown, RCTV's problems with the BRV continue unabated. RCTV management acc [...]	2007-05-30 18:56:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM SCUL VE
07CARACAS1127	PRESS FREEDOM UPDATE [...] (C) Summary. This press freedom update comes on the heels of the BRV-imposed May 28 shutdown of Radio Caracas Television (RCTV). Despite ceasing its broadcasts, RCTV continues to operate internally and is enduring for the moment, although recent Supreme Court (TSJ) rulings could jeopardize R [...]	2007-06-08 17:00:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV SCUL SOCI ASEC VE
07CARACAS1191	HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS OUTLINE GROWING CONCERNS [...] (C) SUMMARY. WHA Special Coordinator for Venezuela Deborah McCarthy met June 13 with human rights defenders, representing various prominent local NGOs. The participants outlined the particular challenges Venezuelan NGOs face compared to other human rights organizations in the region; discusse [...]	2007-06-15 20:23:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV SOCI VE
07CARACAS1251	STUDENTS SHIFT FOCUS TO PRO-DEMOCRACY THEMES, BRV [...] (C) SUMMARY. Three weeks after the closure of Radio Caracas Television (RCTV),Venezuela's oldest independent broadcaster, students maintain pressure on the BRV via peaceful protests in support of freedom of expression and other positive themes, such as university autonomy. More student-led d [...]	2007-06-22 21:26:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM SCUL ASEC VE
07CARACAS1306	JOURNALISTS, STUDENTS COMMEMORATE "DAY OF THE [...] (SBU) Tens of thousands of Venezuelans participated in peaceful demonstrations nationwide on June 27 to commemorate the "Day of the Journalist" and to mark the one-month anniversary of the BRV-imposed shutdown of Radio Caracas Television (RCTV). In Caracas, the National Press Workers' Union o [...]	2007-06-28 21:17:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI VE
07CARACAS1382	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL TRIP TO MARACAIBO [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador traveled to Maracaibo, Zulia state June 26-27 to meet with local leaders, visit social programs, and meet with the press during his farewell visit. He called on San Francisco Mayor Saady Bijani and President of the Venezuelan Episcopal Conference Monsignor Ubaldo Sa [...]	2007-07-11 14:24:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON VE
07CARACAS1432	PRESS FREEDOM UPDATE [...] (SBU) This press freedom update outlines new and sustained efforts by the BRV to curtail freedom of expression in Venezuela. After removing Radio Caracas Television (RCTV) from public access television, the BRV has launched another round of attacks in an effort to damage the network's credibi [...]	2007-07-18 15:11:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM SCUL VE
07CARACAS15	THE GLOVES ARE OFF: CHAVEZ SAYS HE WILL CLOSE RCTV [...] (U) SUMMARY: President Chavez on December 28 made his strongest statement yet threatening the broadcasting license of major opposition television outlet Radio Caracas Television (RCTV). During a New Year's address to the Armed Forces, Chavez stated unequivocally that RCTV's license for ove [...]	2007-01-04 13:00:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM VE
07CARACAS1617	BRV SENDING MIXED MESSAGES ON DIALOGUE WITH USG [...] (C) SUMMARY. BRV officials have privately expressed interest in working with the incoming Ambassador on a practical agenda, but President Chavez' recent public remarks appear to preclude cooperation. During a televised August 2 speech, Chavez dismissed the possibility of dialogue under the c [...]	2007-08-14 19:03:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV VE
07CARACAS1637	IV PARTICIPANTS AND USAID PARTNERS OUTED, AGAIN [...] (C) During a presentation before the National Assembly (NA) August 1, Amcit Eva Golinger and Mario Silva, host of the stridently Chavista television show "La Hojilla," accused 33 former International Visitors (IV) Program participants and several USAID partners of working on behalf of the USG t [...]	2007-08-17 11:41:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SCUL VE
07CARACAS1690	PRESS FREEDOM UPDATE [...] (C) Summary. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) is employing a variety of mechanisms to harass opposition-oriented journalists and independent media outlets. Journalists, particularly former International Visitor (IV) Program participants, have been harassed and accused of fomenting [...]	2007-08-24 16:06:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SCUL VE
07CARACAS1718	ROUND ONE OF CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM DEBATE [...] (C) Summary. In the days following President Chavez' rollout of his proposed constitutional revisions, debates are already taking shape as to the reform process. Chavez' opponents, still divided over whether or not to participate at all, have been unsuccessful in their initial attempt to inf [...]	2007-08-28 20:22:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SCUL VE
07CARACAS1742	POLITICAL POLARIZATION: VENEZUELA'S DIVIDED [...] (C) Summary. Venezuelan society has become increasingly politically polarized as a result of President Chavez' "with me or against me" tone of governance. Controversial constitutional reform proposals and his efforts to implement an increasingly radical "revolutionary" program in the Bolivar [...]	2007-09-04 19:04:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PINR PREL VE
07CARACAS175	USAID/OTI WATCHDOGS START TO SHED LIGHT [...] (C) In October of 2005, the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) began implementation of a USAID/OTI funded project to develop a grants program to support watchdog organizations. Although the Bolivarian "Revolution" is failing its citizens in many ways, there are few reputable organiz [...]	2007-01-26 14:27:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM VE
07CARACAS1864	BRV TIGHTENS THE VISA SCREWS ON FOREIGN JOURNALISTS [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-20 20:30:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM VE
07CARACAS1879	ONCE AGAIN CHAVEZ TAKES HUGE ENTOURAGE TO UNGA [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-21 21:16:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA OVIP KSEP ITRA VE
07CARACAS1969	NGOS CITE WORRISOME HUMAN RIGHTS PATTERNS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Several prominent local human rights organizations recently released critical reports on the human rights situation in Venezuela. These studies document patterns of human rights violations, often allegedly involving Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) officials, agents, and sy [...]	2007-10-04 22:04:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM VE
07CARACAS2050	CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM - GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. [...] (C) Late on Friday October 12 the Venezuelan National Assembly's Mixed Commission on Constitutional Reform announced the addition of 25 amendments to the constitution, on top of the 33 proposed by President Chavez on August 15 (Ref A). While a few of the changes are fairly innocuous, many wil [...]	2007-10-19 22:14:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KIPR PHUM KDEM ECON VE
07CARACAS2091	PRESS FREEDOM UPDATE [...] (C) Summary. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) continues to systematically harass independent media outlets and restrict freedom of expression. The BRV appears determined to find grounds to sanction opposition-oriented cable news network Globovision through a series of bizarre accus [...]	2007-10-26 20:51:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SCUL VE
07CARACAS2152	CHAVEZ SUPPORTERS FIRE ON OPPOSITION STUDENTS [...] (C) Summary. Supporters of President Chavez opened fire on opposition demonstrators November 7, seriously injuring at least two students. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) officials accuse opposition demonstrators of trying to "lynch" pro-Chavez students on campus, while opposition stud [...]	2007-11-08 16:38:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC VE
07CARACAS2259	CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM BY THE NUMBERS [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-29 21:24:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
07CARACAS2355	PRESS FREEDOM UPDATE -- DECEMBER 17 [...] (C) Summary. In the period leading up to and immediately following President Chavez' failed efforts to reform the 1999 constitution, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) continued to systematically harass and threaten independent media outlets and restrict freedom of expression. The op [...]	2007-12-17 17:57:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SCUL VE
07CARACAS357	PRESS FREEDOM UPDATE [...] (SBU) This press freedom update comes in the wake of President Chavez assuming the power to draft and promulgate decree-laws via an Enabling Law passed January 31 by the National Assembly (reftel b). We expect Chavez and the BRV to continue employing a variety of mechanisms - legal, economic, [...]	2007-02-16 21:27:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM SCUL VE
07CARACAS434	CODEL JACKSON LEE VISITS CARACAS [...] (SBU) Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee visited Caracas February 19-22. During her visit, she met with representatives of civil society, visited an Embassy supported orphanage, met with union leaders, U.S. businesses, U.S. oil company executives, representatives of the Foreign Ministry, Nation [...]	2007-03-02 13:41:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON VE
07CARACAS489	MPPFA ANNOUNCES LOYAL AMBASSADORS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Venezuelan Ministry of People's Power for Foreign Affairs (MPPFA) announced a series of new ambassadorial assignments for Argentina, Peru, Paraguay, Central America, and the Caribbean in February. Following the December election, Chavez has moved quickly to place close an [...]	2007-03-07 11:29:00	Embassy Caracas	SECRET	PGOV PINR PREL VE
07CARACAS53	TO THE MAT: CHAVEZ TAKES ON INSULZA AND CHURCH [...] (C) SUMMARY In a blustery January 8 address to commemorate the swearing-in of his new cabinet (septel),President Chavez again declared that the non-renewal of RCTV's broadcast license was "irreversible." Chavez lashed out at two actors who urged reconsideration of the RCTV decision, OAS S [...]	2007-01-09 21:06:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM VE
07CARACAS688	PRESS FREEDOM UPDATE [...] (SBU) This press freedom update comes in the wake President Chavez' plans to "deepen" his revolution and implement "21st century socialism" despite increasing international scrutiny. Within this context, the BRV continues its attacks against independent media outlets. We expect Chavez to con [...]	2007-04-02 21:30:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM SCUL VE
07CARACAS823	INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO BRV: RCTV CLOSURE [...] (C) SUMMARY. As the May 28 deadline for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela's (BRV's) closure of independent television station Radio Caracas Television (RCTV) approaches, prominent international organizations, legislative bodies, and local support groups are becoming more vocal. Numerous in [...]	2007-04-26 19:14:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM SCUL VE
07CARACAS920	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FORMER VP RANGEL - MAY 4 [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met former Vice President Jose Vicente Rangel May 4 and probed as to how the USG could best initiate a pragmatic, bilateral dialogue with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV). Rangel said President Chavez wants dialogue, but U.S. criticism of BRV policies un [...]	2007-05-08 15:12:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV VE
07CARACAS931	CHAVISTAS USE RECALL REFERENDA TO SETTLE SCORES [...] (C) Summary: In late 2006, most of Venezuela's governors, mayors, and local legislators completed the mid-point of their term, at which point they became vulnerable to being recalled. The National Electoral Council has approved requests to initiate recall proceedings against more than 200 mo [...]	2007-05-09 21:18:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
07CARACAS949	MFA LAUNCHES PUBLIC RELATIONS BLITZ ON RCTV [...] (C) SUMMARY. Minister of Popular Power for Foreign Affairs Nicolas Maduro convoked the diplomatic corps May 8 to outline the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela's (BRV's) justifications for revoking the broadcasting license of independent media outlet Radio Caracas Television (RCTV) on May 28. Th [...]	2007-05-11 14:21:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM SCUL VE
07CASABLANCA181	VOTE BUYING IN HAHA AND OTHER [...] (C) Summary: During a recent visit to three coastal cities and numerous villages south of Casablanca, Poloff and PD FSN discovered a general lack of interest for the upcoming parliamentary elections, despite the fact that campaign season was in full swing. The dearth of enthusiasm was bla [...]	2007-09-06 19:03:00	Consulate Casablanca	CONFIDENTIAL	MO PGOV PINR PREL KDEM
07CHENGDU148	SICHUAN RESEARCHER CLAIMS "GREAT IMPROVEMENT" IN CHINA'S [...] (C) Summary: Ruan Zhixiao (strictly protect),a researcher in the Media Research Institution of the Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences (SASS) said there has been "great improvement" in China's media environment, including the coverage of sensitive topics, but that there are still limits. He [...]	2007-06-08 09:35:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SCUL PHUM KPAO CH
07CHENGDU203	PRESENTING CHENGDU'S COLORFUL FIRST PAKISTANI CONSUL [...] (C) Summary: Recently arrived to assume his duties in Chengdu, Pakistan's first consul general to southwest China may have been picked for his current assignment due to his experience in Burma and military background. The JF-17 fighter aircraft jointly developed and produced by China and Paki [...]	2007-08-03 01:01:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR MASS PK CH
07CHENGDU77	URGING TAR FAO DIRECTOR GENERAL TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON [...] (C) Summary: The Consul General and Beijing Polmincouns urged Director General of the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) Foreign Affairs Office (FAO) Ju Jianhua to provide information on the Chinese investigation of the September 30, 2006 shooting (reftel) of border crossers by Chinese border gu [...]	2007-03-22 01:36:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAID SOCI SCUL CH
07CHENNAI143	TAMIL TIGERS' ARMS SMUGGLING ON THE UPSWING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Smuggling of arms and bomb-making materials by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eeelam between the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka appears to be on the rise. Indian authorities seized three vessels last week carrying arms and bomb-making material. Most troublingly, one [...]	2007-02-22 11:43:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PTER IN CE
07CHENNAI187	INDIA'S SECURITY CONCERNS OVER CHINESE BIDDER FORCES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The leftist government in the southeastern Indian state of Kerala has been forced to rebid a $1 billion port project due to the Government of India's refusal - over security concerns - to authorize the participation of two Chinese corporations in the winning proposal. Kerala off [...]	2007-03-10 11:23:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EIND EWWT PGOV IN CN
07CHENNAI198	LTTE SMUGGLING AND ONGOING FISHERIES DISPUTE RAISE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The recent upswing in smuggling by Tamil Tigers has combined with an ongoing fisheries dispute to mobilize anti-Sri Lanka sentiment in Tamil Nadu. Possibly in an effort to tamp down on smuggling by the Tigers, the Sri Lankan Navy has allegedly fired on Indian fishing vessels re [...]	2007-03-15 11:24:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER EFIS IN CE
07CHENNAI224	INDIA'S SECURITY CONCERNS OVER CHINESE BIDDER FORCES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The leftist government in the southeastern Indian state of Kerala has been forced to rebid a $1 billion port project due to the Government of India's refusal - over security concerns - to authorize the participation of two Chinese corporations in the winning proposal. Kerala off [...]	2007-03-22 08:36:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EIND EWWT PGOV IN CN
07CHENNAI236	NEW INDIAN URANIUM PROJECT JEOPARDIZED BY ENVIRONMENTAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: As part of a larger plan to meet the growing demand for nuclear fuel, the Government of India is planning a uranium mining project in Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh. This project is part of an overall planned expansion of the nuclear sector in Andhra Pradesh. Despite India's des [...]	2007-03-26 10:38:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EMIN SENV KNPT PGOV IN

07CHENNAI281	CLAIMS OF CIA CONSPIRACIES ABOUND IN KERALA COMMUNIST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two warring factions within Kerala's deeply divided ruling party, the Communist Party of India (Marxist),accuse each other of manipulating the media and liberally use the choicest insult: that their media antagonists are bankrolled by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). [...]	2007-04-16 10:52:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR IN
07CHENNAI314	AFTER CLOSING COKE, KERALA ACTIVISTS TARGET PEPSI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 10, Pepsi won a four-year court battle for survival in Kerala. But the legal victory has spurred a battle on another front: a virulent media campaign directed against it. A similar campaign succeeded in locking out Coca Cola in 2004, despite court verdicts in Coke's f [...]	2007-05-01 08:51:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD PGOV IN
07CHENNAI337	ATTACK ON NEWSPAPER OFFICES KILLS THREE AS DMK SUCESSION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Three people were killed in an attack on a newspaper after it published a survey suggesting that the younger son of Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister has a huge lead over the older son in popular support to succeed the patriarch of the ruling DMK party. The violence, an infringement [...]	2007-05-10 11:39:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM CASC IN
07CHENNAI349	AN ANTI-U.S. ECHO CHAMBER IN BANGALORE'S URDU SPEAKING [...] (SBU) Summary: Deeply felt Muslim resentment over the Iraq war and U.S. policies in the Middle East, as well as misperceptions of American society emerged during a planned literary discussion in Bangalore between Urdu writers and journalists and visiting American author Eddy Harris. End summar [...]	2007-05-16 06:39:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OEXC OIIP SCUL KPAO KISL IN
07CHENNAI363	BOMBING AT HISTORIC MOSQUE IN HYDERABAD KILLS FIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A bomb exploded at Hyderabad's historic Mecca Masjid, the city's oldest and largest mosque, today at approximately 1:25 p.m. local time, killing five people and injuring many others. The bomb detonated during Friday prayers when the mosque was filled with up to 10,000 worshi [...]	2007-05-18 13:39:00	Consulate Chennai	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC IN KISL PGOV PTER
07CHENNAI399	CHIEF MINISTER'S DAUGHTER TO UPPER HOUSE; THE DMK'S FRESH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Karunanidhi's 39 year-old daughter Kanimozhi is one of the six candidates set to be elected without contest to India's upper house of Parliament (the Rajya Sabha). Although a political novice, Kanimozhi will attract much attention as she is likely to em [...]	2007-06-08 11:55:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV IN
07CHENNAI50	PDAS Mann in Chennai: Visas, Refugees and Politics [...] (SBU) Summary: During his December 16-17 visit to Chennai, SCA bureau Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Steven Mann met with visa staff and viewed visa processing, had talks with Sri Lankan refugee leaders and discussed politics and Indo-U.S. relations with journalist-insider Malini Parthasa [...]	2007-01-19 10:28:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM CMGT IN CE
07CHENNAI54	CODEL SPECTER IN SOUTH INDIA: COMMUNISTS, COMPUTERS AND [...] (U) Summary: During a December 17-22 visit to the south Indian states of Kerala and Karnataka, Senator Arlen Specter (R-Pennsylvania) viewed first-hand India's high-tech and business boom, met with judicial officials and journalists, and experienced traditional culture and politics, the latter [...]	2007-01-22 11:09:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV ECON SCUL IN
07CHENNAI569	BELLWETHER PROJECT: ANDHRA PRADESH: ECONOMY BOOMING BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The economy of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh continues to boom. But despite strong economic growth led by the IT and pharmaceutical industries centered in the state's capital Hyderabad, the agricultural sector continues to lag and unemployment remains high. The r [...]	2007-09-14 05:36:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PINR PHUM PTER KISL IN
07CHENNAI593	KERALA COMMUNISTS WORRY ABOUT COST OF SOCIAL PROGRAMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The southern Indian state of Kerala has long been known for achieving a high level of social development despite poor economic growth and low incomes. Kerala's approach, known as the "Kerala model" of development, focuses on government spending on education and health care. [...]	2007-09-21 06:08:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PINR SOCI IN
07CHENNAI602	KERALA COMMUNISTS FEAR LOSSES IN POSSIBLE PARLIAMENTARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) and its allies in the southern Indian state of Kerala are apprehensive about possible parliamentary elections should India's Left Parties withdraw support from the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) in New Delhi. The s [...]	2007-09-26 11:36:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV IN
07CHENNAI605	RELIGIOUS MONKEY BUSINESS ROILS INDIAN WATERS, POLITICAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Political tempers have flared in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu as a canal project off the state's coast has turned into an unlikely source of political and religious controversy. The long-proposed Sethusamudram project will dredge a passage through the Palk Strait be [...]	2007-09-28 09:50:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV IN
07CHENNAI629	PRESIDENTIAL RULE IMPOSED IN KARNATAKA: ADVANTAGE [...] (SBU) Summary: President Pratibha Patel imposed direct rule over the southern Indian state of Karnataka on October 9, following the recommendation of the state's governor the day before. The governor submitted his recommendation after the October 8 resignation of the Chief Minister (CM),which [...]	2007-10-12 05:23:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL IN
07CHENNAI640	CORRUPTION PLAGUES ANDHRA PRADESH'S BIG TICKET SPENDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Andhra Pradesh's ruling Congress party has been spending billions of dollars on social programs targeted at the "common man." The spending programs, though politically popular, have led to much talk that Chief Minister YSR Reddy's government is engaged in corruption beyond the [...]	2007-10-22 11:02:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINT EINV PGOV IN
07CHENNAI654	TRICKLE OF SRI LANKAN REFUGEES TO INDIA COULD BECOME FLOOD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The flow of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees to the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu has steadily declined to less than 200 a month. But the situation could quickly reverse itself: our contacts say that up to 50,000 refugees could arrive in India within a few months if war breaks out [...]	2007-10-26 03:26:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV IN
07CHENNAI707	COMMUNISTS GRAB LAND IN KERALA, BUT NO NANDIGRAM THIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Workers from the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)),together with more than 700 locals, tried to grab a 127 acre piece of government land in Kerala. After pushing out a group of tribal families that had previously claimed the land for themselves, the CPI(M) cadres tor [...]	2007-12-10 05:32:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV IN
07CHIANGMAI107	"TARNISHED EAGLE" AFTERMATH SEEN AS EASING PETCHABUN REFUGEE [...] (U) Summary. Thai security officials see the June 4 arrests of former Laotian Gen. Vang Pao and his associates in the US as likely to have positive effects on the protracted problems of Hmong refugees and anti-Vientiane Hmong along the Thai-Lao border. End summary 2. (C) National Inte [...]	2007-06-13 01:43:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PREF TH LA
07CHIANGMAI125	CURFEWS, CELL PHONE RESTRICTIONS EXPOSE MIGRANT WORKERS TO [...] SUMMARY. Recent efforts by the Thai government to restrict cell phone use and movement by migrant workers, particularly in areas with significant Burmese populations, could exacerbate abuses and exploitation of vulnerable groups. RTG officials say the measures are needed to contain illegal immi [...]	2007-07-11 17:37:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ELAB SMIG TH
07CHIANGMAI192	OPPONENTS TAKE AIM AT PRO-THAKSIN FRONT-RUNNER [...] (SBU) Competing political parties are trying to make inroads in northern Thailand, a stronghold of former Prime Minister Thaksin and the pro-Thaksin People's Power Party (PPP). The opposing parties believe PPP, lacking the advantages of incumbency and under close scrutiny by election authorit [...]	2007-12-04 10:33:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
07CHIANGMAI20	ANTI-CNS LEAFLETS STIR IN MUSLIM ISSUES [...] Summary. Leaflets that appear to have originated in Chiang Rai and distributed in the northern region attack the Council for National Security (CNS) for serving Muslim interests. Despite this provocative message, the leaflets have caused little concern among Consulate contacts, including the [...]	2007-01-30 08:28:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TH
07CHIANGMAI202	ELECTION COMMISSIONS: A TALE OF TWO PROVINCES [...] (C) At provincial Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) offices in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai Provinces, we heard two very different assessments of the road ahead leading up to the election on December 23 and its aftermath. While the Chiang Rai ECT's most pressing concern is natural disasters t [...]	2007-12-21 08:09:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TH
07CHIANGMAI33	AN OVERVIEW OF NORTHERN THAILAND-BASED BURMESE MEDIA [...] SUMMARY. Increasing numbers of Burma-centric media organizations operate out of Chiang Mai, creating a dynamic community of exile journalists that produces a diverse and relatively reliable stream of information for Burma watchers both inside Burma and living abroad. Shut out from Burma by [...]	2007-02-14 11:26:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ECPS KPAO OIIP TH BM
07COLOMBO1187	SRI LANKA: DEFENSE CORRESPONDENT FEARS RETALIATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Defense Correspondent Iqbal Athas is preparing to temporarily leave Sri Lanka with his family following a barrage of threats and intimidation apparently orchestrated by the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL). On August 12, he wrote an article for the Sunday Times about the Ukraini [...]	2007-08-30 12:31:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO1225	HUMAN RIGHTS IN SRI LANKA: SOME IMPROVEMENT BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The period April-June 2007 showed a decline relative to the beginning of the year in Colombo and some other parts of Sri Lanka in certain categories of human rights abuses, such as abductions. However, the overall level of human rights violations compared to 2002-2005 remains e [...]	2007-09-06 11:21:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO1232	SRI LANKAN PROGRESS ON ISSUES OF CONCERN TO U.S. - [...] (C) As Washington prepares for a busy fall, post thought it would be useful to provide a brief snapshot of where we stand on the key issues in our agenda with Sri Lanka; the outlook for the fall; and what specific steps the U.S. can take to advance our interests here. A number of factors have [...]	2007-09-07 11:09:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CE
07COLOMBO1261	SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT SHARES HIS VIEWS ON THE [...] SUMMARY: In an early September interview with Indian author and journalist Inderjit Badhwar (full text at www.tamilunitedfront.com/articles/rajapakse.h tml),President Mahinda Rajapaksa emphasized his desire for a political solution that addresses the aspirations of the Tamil people. He also [...]	2007-09-12 12:47:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO1273	SRI LANKA: OFFICIAL DELEGATION LIST FOR 62ND UNGA [...] (SBU) Embassy Colombo has received by diplomatic note the following list (para 2) of the official delegation and media members who are scheduled to visit the USA accompanying H.E. the President of Sri Lanka for the 62nd United Nations General Assembly. 2. (SBU) (begin list) Composition [...]	2007-09-13 12:07:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ITRA OVIP UNGA CE
07COLOMBO133	SRI LANKA: DEATH THREATS CREATE AN ATMOSPHERE OF [...] (C) Summary. Death threats are aggravating the atmosphere of intimidation in Sri Lanka. Twenty-two individuals, mostly anti-war advocates and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) sympathizers, received death threats in January from a shadowy Sinhalese ultra-nationalist group called the " [...]	2007-01-23 10:00:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO135	MALDIVES: A NEED TO STRENGTHEN DEMOCRACY TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met government officials and the leader of the opposition in Male' on January 16 to discuss the lagging democratic reform process. Ambassador also promoted the Maldives' purchase of Boeing aircraft and a potential joint venture with an American wind power firm. Int [...]	2007-01-23 10:19:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MV
07COLOMBO1408	SRI LANKA: RUMORS ABOUND ABOUT KARUNA'S [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On October 8, the Hindustan Times reported that pro-government paramilitary Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP) military commander Chandrakanthan, more commonly known as Pillaiyan, ousted the group's founder Karuna Amman from the party's Executive Committee over "financia [...]	2007-10-11 11:38:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO147	MCC IN SRI LANKA: MAJORITY OF INDICATORS PROBABLY NOW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Almost three years ago when Sri Lanka qualified as a Millennium Challenge Account candidate country, many of Sri Lanka's MCC indicators were on a positive trend. Since then, the government has changed hands twice and each new government has proven less commi [...]	2007-01-24 12:31:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID EAIR CE
07COLOMBO1479	SRI LANKA: AIR BASE ATTACK RESULTS IN HEAVY [...] SUMMARY: Reports of damage from the October 21 attack on the Anuradhapura air base (ref A) remain varied. The Sri Lankan Air Force (SLAF) reports 8 aircraft destroyed and 14 SLAF casualties, including two pilots. According to a U.S. defense contractor, approximately 75 percent of the SLAF's [...]	2007-10-30 10:18:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO1489	SRI LANKA: MEDIA COME UNDER NEW FIRE; FIGHT BACK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A series of recent government actions against media outlets or individual reporters has given rise to concern that the government may again be trying to muzzle or intimidate media critics. The Information Ministry has withdrawn the broadcasting license of a radio network on the [...]	2007-11-01 10:06:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINS KPAO KDEM CE
07COLOMBO1551	SRI LANKA: BUDGET VOTE A CLIFFHANGER AS JVP [...] (C) SUMMARY: The leader of the principal Sinhalese nationalist party, the JVP, with 37 seats in Parliament, told a rally of supporters on November 13 that the party would not support the government on the crucial budget vote unless its conditions were met. He demanded that the President agree [...]	2007-11-15 12:20:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO1601	LTTE CHIEF SAYS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In his annual "Heroes' Day" speech, LTTE supremo Prabhakaran reiterated his litany of charges against the majority Sinhalese community in Sri Lanka. However, Prabhakaran went further than he has before in condemning what he sees as the international community's passivity in the [...]	2007-11-28 13:38:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS PGOV PHUM CE
07COLOMBO1603	SRI LANKA: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR UPDATE - NOV 2007 [...] As requested by Ref A, below is an update of the worst forms of child labor information for Sri Lanka. Child Labor Legislation ----------------------- 2. Sri Lanka ratified International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention 138 on Minimum Age for Employment on November 2, 2000, and ILO [...]	2007-11-29 11:01:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI CE
07COLOMBO162	SUPPORTING A BELEAGUERED TAMIL PRESS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and PAO called on beleaguered Tamil dailies "Tinakkural" and Sudar Oli" to demonstrate support for a free press. Ambassador agreed to try to help solve specific problems with their Jaffna editions, in immediate danger of closing due to lack of newsprint and other suppli [...]	2007-01-26 09:10:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PHUM CE
07COLOMBO264	SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT ROUNDS UP ALLEGED SINHALESE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 5, three Sinhalese members of the Railway Services Trade Union disappeared. Three days after the abduction, Defense Spokesman Rambukwella announced that the Army had arrested the three men on allegations that they had links to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (L [...]	2007-02-12 13:12:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO265	SRI LANKA: MILITARY VICTORIES IN THE EAST PAVE WAY [...] (C) Summary: The military victories of the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) security forces against the Tamil Tigers (LTTE) in Vakarai, Sampur and elsewhere in the eastern province mark a significant change in the balance of power. The consensus, with which we agree, is that the capture of Vakara [...]	2007-02-12 13:20:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM ECON MOPS CE
07COLOMBO289	MALDIVES: STRATEGY FOR ENGAGING ONE OF ISLAMIC [...] (SBU) Maldives is a moderate, pro-American Islamic country that cooperates on American military objectives and is responsive to US advice on reform and openness. In a generation, it has gone from being South Asia's poorest country to that with the region's highest per-capita income. However, [...]	2007-02-15 10:48:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MASS MARR ECON ETRD AMGT OEXC KPAO
07COLOMBO439	MEETING WITH DEFENSE SECRETARY ON KARUNA PROBLEMS [...] (C) Ambassador, EU Head of Mission Wilson and UNHCR Head Awad met on March 16 with Defense Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa and Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights Mahinda Samarasinghe. Wilson shared with Rajapaksa a list developed by the EC Humanitarian Office of concrete example [...]	2007-03-16 12:29:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF CE
07COLOMBO45	SRI LANKA: MINISTER'S "THUGS" BEAT JOURNALIST AT [...] (C) Summary: The BBC and several local independent news agencies reported that on January 9 a mob led by Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Deputy Minister of Labor Mervyn Silva attacked participants at a peace rally in Colombo organized by the United People's Movement (UPM),an organization repr [...]	2007-01-10 12:29:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO464	SRI LANKA: DEFENSE SECRETARY CANDIDLY BRIEFS FOREIGN MEDIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Sri Lankan Defense Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa held a closed door, off-the-record meeting with members of the Foreign Correspondents Association and some foreign diplomats. In response to pointed questions, Rajapaksa gave blunt answers, revealing a different side to that usual [...]	2007-03-21 04:16:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
07COLOMBO475	SRI LANKA: SLOW STRANGULATION OF MEDIA FREEDOM [...] (C) Summary: Since the inauguration of President Mahinda Rajapaksa in November 2005, Sri Lanka's vibrant media has been slowly smothered by attacks on journalists, publishers and broadcasters by the LTTE and armed paramilitary groups with alleged links to the government security forces. The [...]	2007-03-22 11:28:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER KPAO KDEM CE
07COLOMBO511	SRI LANKA: FOREIGN MINISTER PROMISES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Bogollagama called in Ambassador on March 29 to request Embassy cooperation in overcoming human rights-based concerns about Sri Lanka's eligibility for a Millennium Challenge Compact. Ambassador explained that MCC eligibility is based on a country's governance r [...]	2007-03-30 05:25:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PHUM PGOV PTER MOPS CE
07COLOMBO523	SRI LANKA: OPPOSITION LEADER OUTLINES AGGRESSIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador met United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe on March 30 to press Wickremesinghe to stay involved in working towards a political solution to Sri Lanka's widening conflict. Wickremesinghe outlined the UNP's new aggressive strategy toward the ruling Sri [...]	2007-04-04 12:02:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO58	SRI LANKA: INDIAN FOR MIN URGES GOVERNMENT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indian Minister for External Affairs Pranab Mukherjee, in Colombo ostensibly to invite President Rajapaksa to the next SSARC summit in April, expressed India's concern to the President and other senior leaders over civilian casualties in the two-decade old ethnic conflict. He ga [...]	2007-01-11 13:06:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PGOV MOPS IN CE
07COLOMBO591	SRI LANKA: DEFENSE SECRETARY THREATENS THE PRESS, [...] (S) SUMMARY: Defense Secretary Rajapaksa reportedly threatened Daily Mirror Editor Champika Liyanarachchi following the publication of a series of articles on the activities of the LTTE-breakaway Karuna group in the East. After the call from Gothabaya, Liyanarachchi contacted Karuna directl [...]	2007-04-19 12:53:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO593	SRI LANKA: DEFENSE SECRETARY THREATENS THE PRESS, [...] (S) SUMMARY: Defense Secretary Rajapaksa reportedly threatened Daily Mirror Editor Champika Liyanarachchi following the publication of a series of articles on the activities of the LTTE-breakaway Karuna group in the East. After the call from Gothabaya, Liyanarachchi contacted Karuna directl [...]	2007-04-19 13:05:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO609	SRI LANKA: MAIN OPPOSITION PARTY KICKS OFF NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe met Ambassador on April 23 to outline the UNP's latest efforts (ref a) to push the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) on human rights and media freedom. On April 22, the UNP launched a new website, www.unp.lk, which will serve [...]	2007-04-24 11:58:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO631	SRI LANKA: SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (C) INTRODUCTION: Your visit comes at a time when the environment for human rights, civil liberties, and media freedom is declining broadly as the conflict escalates. Our top priority is to press the government to put forward a serious power-sharing proposal that can help it win back the sy [...]	2007-04-27 11:39:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS ECON EAID SL
07COLOMBO635	MALDIVES: POLITICAL TURMOIL FOLLOWS PUBLIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The discovery of a dead body floating in a lagoon near Male' on April 15 led to political controversy, as the deceased's family and opposition charged the victim was killed in custody -- and government authorities denied it. A demonstration erupted outside the cemetery. Police [...]	2007-04-30 10:58:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM MV
07COLOMBO702	SRI LANKA: BOUCHER TELLS GOVERNMENT TO GET HUMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: After meeting with human rights and non-governmental organization leaders in Jaffna, Assistant Secretary Boucher urged Sri Lankan officials to control SIPDIS paramilitary groups' human rights abuses and encourage greater freedom of the press. The Government asserted that it [...]	2007-05-15 11:43:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO722	SRI LANKA: IN JAFFNA, STUDENTS TARGETED FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two armed, masked men entered the University of Jaffna campus in broad daylight on May 16 and delivered a note threatening eight named students with summary execution for working with the LTTE. Ambassador, following a request by the university's Vice Chancellor, spoke with both t [...]	2007-05-17 12:18:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER CE
07COLOMBO748	SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT SEEKS TO NEUTRALIZE SINHALESE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since the extremist Sinhalese party Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) withdrew official support for the President in April 2006, President Rajapaksa has been working to establish a measure of indirect control over the party and sap its ability to challenge his policies. The Presid [...]	2007-05-24 08:42:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO779	SRI LANKA: CORRUPTION PANELISTS TELL AMBASSADOR POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: At a recent roundtable hosted by Ambassador, participants from government, civil society organizations, the private sector, and the media described corruption as endemic at all levels of Sri Lankan government, and also widespread in dealings between business and government. Most [...]	2007-05-30 12:17:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID KCOR PGOV CE
07COLOMBO787	SRI LANKA: TAMIL HOSTEL OWNERS TOLD TO EXPEL ALL [...] (C) At approximately 5:30 p.m. on May 31, a local holiday, police in the central Colombo business district of Pettah summoned more than 60 Tamil hostel owners and ordered them to expel all occupants from their lodging that night. The police warned that they would do so forcibly the next morni [...]	2007-06-01 10:35:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS PREL CE
07COLOMBO841	SRI LANKA: DEFENSE SECRETARY CRITICIZES [...] (U) SUMMARY: Defense Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa, in an interview with Reuters and BBC correspondents, accused the international community, particularly the UK, of "bullying" Sri Lanka over human rights. He maintained that in fighting terrorism "anything is fair." He also charged that the [...]	2007-06-13 12:51:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07CONAKRY130	NO FIREWORKS AT UNION PRESS CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) On February 1, the CNTG-USTG union coalition held its first press conference since the suspension of the general strike on January 27. The event was ostensibly organized to report on meetings between the visiting representatives from international labor organizations and various local [...]	2007-02-02 12:51:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB ASEC CASC PINS EAID GV
07CONAKRY1306	A FIRST LOOK AT GUINEA'S NEW ELECTORAL COMMISSION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Guinea's new National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) was officially sworn in on December 6. The commission is expected to hold an initial meeting in the next few days in order to discuss the first order of business - election of a CENI internal governing bureau, which [...]	2007-12-07 13:08:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM GV
07CONAKRY155	Interior Minister Promises to Deliver Free and Transparent [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite the environment of uncertainty and tension over the naming of a prime minister (reftel),Guinea's government says it is moving forward with improvements to the electoral process. Minister of State for Internal Affairs Moussa Solano presided over the February 8 opening [...]	2007-02-08 15:48:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB ASEC CASC PINS AEMR EAID GV
07CONAKRY174	TFGV01; SITREP 38. FEBRUARY 13, 2007, 1030 HOURS [...] (U) Last evening, February 12, at 2015 hours, President Lansana Conte declared a "state of siege" throughout Guinea. 2. (U) In his very brief statement to the nation, Conte said that he had met almost all of the demands made during the recent general strike. He said that "people with ba [...]	2007-02-13 10:51:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR PINS PGOV AMGT GV
07CONAKRY187	TFGV01: SITREP 44: GUINEA UNREST, FEB. 17, 2007, [...] (SBU) Conakry remains quiet. Yesterday afternoon, some shops and food markets opened during the non-curfew hours (noon - 1800),and vehicular traffic was slightly heavier than in previous days. During curfew hours, there is almost no vehicular traffic, except for military patrols, which con [...]	2007-02-17 11:20:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC CASC ELAB PINS AEMR GV
07CONAKRY238	TFGV01: CONTE AGREES TO APPOINT A NEW PM, STRIKE [...] (C) ECOWAS envoy and former Nigerian President Ibrahim Babangida announced February 25 that President Lansana Conte has agreed to appoint a new consensus prime minister from a short list of names proposed by the unions and civil society. The inter-union coalition suspended the general strike [...]	2007-02-26 12:24:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ELAB PINS ASEC CASC AEMR GV
07COPENHAGEN1010	SHAPING GREENLAND'S FUTURE [...] (SBU) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified and proprietary business information. Not for internet publication. 2. (SBU) Summary: Greenland is on a clear track toward independence, which could come more quickly than most outside the Kingdom of Denmark realize. By 2009, Greenland [...]	2007-11-07 12:04:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KENV SOCI ETRD EFIN DA
07COTONOU154	Golfe Broadcasters Convicted of Defamation, Fined and [...] The High Court of Justice in Cotonou ruled February 16 against Golfe media group President Ismael Soumanou, former Golfe FM Chief EditorDirector Euloge Aidasso, former Golfe TV Chief Editor Joel Ahofoji, and current Golfe TV Editor Charbel Aihou, finding them guilty of defamation. They each w [...]	2007-03-01 03:40:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	PROV PHUM KPAO BN
07COTONOU875	PARLIAMENT WELCOMES USG'S TOUR D'HORIZON ON US/BENIN [...] Summary: In a November 13, 2007 speech, the Ambassador outlined major elements of the USG/Benin cooperative partnership for economic growth and trade, investing in people, poverty reduction, anti-corruption, and regional peace and security in a well-attended National Assembly session in Porto [...]	2007-11-16 08:06:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID ETRD ECON EWWT MASS PTER KMCA
07DAKAR1918	CLANDESTINE IMMIGRATION-IN SEARCH OF ELDORADO [...] (SBU) Goaded by their families who sell everything to give them their shot, young men, women and even children are connected with unscrupulous middlemen who can charge them over a thousand dollars to spend up to 12 days on rickety boats in sometimes doomed attempts to make it to Spain or Europe [...]	2007-09-25 11:44:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KISL PREF SG
07DAKAR1988	WADE'S POST-U.N. DIPLOMATIC OFFENSIVE [...] (U) On October 1, Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade gave a rambling, two and a half-hour press conference where he detailed his participation at the 62nd UN General Assembly meeting in New York and his other meetings and activities during his September trip to the United States. He opined t [...]	2007-10-04 16:04:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KUNR PGOV IR ZI SG
07DAKAR2061	DANCERS GETS PROBABTION FOR "OBSCENE DANCING" [...] (C) A recent obscenity case against a well-known dancer, Ndeye Gueye, has pitted social conservatives, imams, and Islamists against secularist and lawyers who say that this kind of jurisprudence poses a danger to Senegal's traditions of social and religious tolerance. Gueye was charged, tried [...]	2007-10-18 15:01:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KISL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SOCI SG
07DAKAR2122	SENEGALESE PRESIDENT IMPRISONS REPORTERS [...] (C) The Senegalese Police's Criminal Investigations Department (DCI) arrested Moussa Gueye, a journalist at the small Rufisque-based paper, "L'Exclusif" after they published an article entitled "The President,s Night Escapades." The police made the arrest in an effort to identify who in the P [...]	2007-10-31 16:41:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL PINS SG
07DAKAR2140	GUINEA BISSAU: UNODC STEPS UP WITH MULTI-FACETED [...] The United Nations Office o\Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in conjunction with the GOGB a finalizing a project proposal for immediate and sustained assistance to Guinea-Bissau to fight narcotics trafficking and reform the justice sector. The progr is a responk to President Joao Bernardo fNino" Vieira [...]	2007-11-06 06:55:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL EAID PU
07DAKAR2258	SENEGAL: THREATS AGAINST FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION [...] (SBU) Recently four journalists, Moussa Gueye, Moussa Doucar (REF A),Pape Amadou Gaye, and Elhadj Malick Seck were all arrested and later ordered released by President Abdoulaye Wade in the face of serious pressure from the union of journalists and public opinion. Gaye, editor-in-chief of "L [...]	2007-11-19 09:53:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KISL SG
07DAKAR2410	Ivorian Reggae Star PNGed from Senegal [...] (SBU) Summary: Famed Ivorian Reggae star, Tiken Jah Facoly, was recently declared persona non grata in Senegal after commenting that if President Wade loved his people, he should step down from power. This decision once again spotlights the arbitrary nature of Senegal's judicial system and bri [...]	2007-12-19 11:36:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINS SOCI PINR SG
07DAKAR380	NEXT WEEK'S ELECTIONS: SOME RANDOM OBSERVATIONS [...] In a four-day trip to seven cities, we found flaws in the newly created electoral process. Watchdog organizations are under-funded, under-equipped, undermanned, not always well managed, and inefficient. Meanwhile, 15 presidential campaigns crisscross the country, tying up roads and raising [...]	2007-02-16 14:20:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM PINS SG
07DAKAR547	SENEGAL: REFLECTIONS ON THE THREAT AND THE [...] (S/NF) With a population of approximately 12 million, democratic, pro-Western Senegal should remain stable for the foreseeable future. Despite its predominately Islamic population and high levels of unemployment, there is no evidence, and indeed little chance, that Jihadist ideologies have t [...]	2007-03-08 12:54:00	Embassy Dakar	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER ASEC EAID PREL KISL SG
07DAKAR682	SENEGAL - RELATIVELY WELL-PREPARED FOR AVIAN/PANDEMIC [...] SUMMARY: Senegal appears relatively well-prepared to cope with an outbreak of Avian and/or Pandemic Influenza (AIPI). The Government of Senegal has an active AI working group and has hosted a number of AIPI conferences and exercises. The USG has also hosted several regional seminars on AIPI [...]	2007-03-26 11:37:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU AMGT ASEC CASC KSAF SG
07DAMASCUS1012	RAMADAN SHAMMY: LATE NIGHT GOSSIP ON THE ECONOMY, [...] (C) Summary: While attending to our day jobs, Embassy staff tried (in vain) to keep up with a rigorous late night Syrian Ramadan social calendar. Despite SARG efforts to scare Syrians away from our events and to deter others from inviting us to theirs, we held three successful Embassy Ramad [...]	2007-10-11 10:12:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY IZ
07DAMASCUS1156	DAMASCUS DECLARATION ANNOUNCES CREATION OF [...] (C) Summary: More than two years after signing the original Damascus Declaration in October 2005, 163 civil society, human rights, and opposition leaders gathered at the Damascus home of leader Riad Seif to vote on the creation of a new legislative body (the National Council) and elect its C [...]	2007-12-06 16:05:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SY
07DAMASCUS1181	SARG-IRAQI CONSULTATIONS REFLECT SOME PROGRESS ON [...] (C) Summary: On the margins of a delegation headed by Iraqi Finance Minister Bayan Jabr al Zabaida, Iraqi border security officials met with their Syrian counterparts in Damascus November 28-29 to discuss enhanced cooperation. According to the Iraqi embassy here, al Zabaida handed over 15 mi [...]	2007-12-14 11:46:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY IZ
07DAMASCUS1193	DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY SYRIA - 2007 [...] (C) Summary: Since the development of Post,s 2005 democratic reform strategy there has been a substantial and on-going government crackdown on what little democratic reform had been taking place. Many of the democratic reformers and human rights advocates who were key Embassy contacts in 20 [...]	2007-12-23 13:52:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL SY IS
07DAMASCUS190	Arab Summit, Syria/Malaysia, Seymour Hersh's Article on US [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Feb. 26 reported that President Asad received a message from Saudi King Abdallah Bin-Abd-al-Aziz on Feb. 25 inviting him to attend the 19th Arab summit, which will be held in Saudi Arabia next month. The message was delivered to President Asad by Dr. Abdallah al-Zin [...]	2007-02-27 15:04:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS194	SYRIA CONTINUES WTO ACCESSION EFFORTS [...] (U) Summary. The SARG is agitating to advance its 2001 application to join the WTO. So far, the SARG's new effort on behalf of its stalled WTO application seems to have much more to do with its effort to break out of its political isolation than it does with any new commitment to economic li [...]	2007-03-01 06:38:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFTA ETRD PREL SY
07DAMASCUS208	Shara's "Le Monde" Interview, Mouallem's Cairo Visit, [...] Summary: Syrian papers featured VP Shara's interview with French daily "Le Monde" published March 2 in which he expressed Syria's relative optimism on the success of an international meeting in Baghdad aimed at stabilizing Iraq, saying that "much depends on the attitude of the United States; [...]	2007-03-04 14:27:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS250	SARG USES BAGHDAD CONFERENCE TO CLAIM IT SUPPORTS [...] (SBU) Syrian Assistant FM Ahmad Arnous said after the Baghdad Conference on March 10 that the Iraqi government and the international community should shoulder their responsibility in alleviating the suffering of the displaced Iraqis, according to the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). A [...]	2007-03-12 16:00:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PGOV IZ SY
07DAMASCUS254	ARRESTS AND POLITICAL TRIALS SURROUND THE [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 10, several prominent dissidents, including former MP and political prisoner Riad Seif, were detained when they attempted to protest the 44th anniversary of the imposition of Emergency Law in Syria. Meanwhile, the political trial of Michel Kilo formally commenced while [...]	2007-03-13 12:26:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SY
07DAMASCUS275	Solana's Visit, Syria/Iran, Syria/Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported the visit to Damascus by European Union Higher Representative for Common Foreign Policy and Security, Javier Solana on March 14. Ziyad Haydar, a journalist in independent Al-Watan said Solana and President Asad held a closed 50-minute meeting during which the [...]	2007-03-18 15:10:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS370	SYRIAN REGIME BRINGS OUT DANCING ELECTION BEARS [...] (C) Summary: After six weeks of campaigning, voting in Syrian parliamentary elections will be held April 22-23. Although the People's Assembly is a powerless body, there is intense campaigning and heavy spending for many of the 83 seats set aside for independents, especially for the 13 inde [...]	2007-04-18 13:54:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SY
07DAMASCUS41	Syria/Australia, Shara, President Bush's Iraq Strategy, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Jan 11 reported Parliament Speaker Mahmoud al-Abrash's meeting on Jan. 10 with an Australian Parliamentary delegation headed by the President of the Legislative Council of New South Wales, Meredith Burgmann, focusing on prospects for bilateral cooperation. Mrs. Burg [...]	2007-01-11 14:04:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS413	SYRIAN REGIME EMERGES STRONGER FROM PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) Summary: Winners in the April 22-23 elections for Syria's Peoples Assembly included all 170 members of the ruling National Progressive Front (NPF) coalition, which the Ba'ath Party leads, in addition to 80 "independents." In the NPF, the Ba'ath Party increased its seats by two to 134 se [...]	2007-04-30 14:34:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SY
07DAMASCUS445	SYRIAN COURT SENTENCES FOUR MORE DISSIDENTS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: A SYRIAN COURT CONVICTED AND SENTENCED ON MAY 13 PROMINENT SYRIAN WRITER AND DETAINEE MICHEL KILO AND THREE OTHERS TO PRISON FOR THEIR SIGNATURE ON A 2006 DECLARATION CALLING FOR STEPS TO IMPROVE SYRIA-LEBANON BILATERAL RELATIONS. KILO AND FORMER COMMUNIST PARTY MEMBER MAHMOUD [...]	2007-05-14 10:35:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SY
07DAMASCUS46	SYRIAN OPPOSITION ELDER STATESMAN ASSESSES CURRENT [...] (C) Summary: Senior opposition figure Riad Turk told A/DCM January 10 that the internal opposition has been weakened over the past year by regime repression, although he did not believe the condition was permanent. In his view the SARG is isolated and in a state of crisis because of its int [...]	2007-01-15 14:39:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SY IZ LE
07DAMASCUS482	Syria/Lebanon, Golan, Asad/Referendum, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on May 21 reported that clashes erupted on May 20 in the Lebanese city of Tripoli and in the nearby Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp between the Lebanese army and militants from the Palestinian group Fatah al-Islam. All papers featured an official statement by th [...]	2007-05-21 13:07:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS507	Presidential Referendum, Lebanon, Palestinian Territories, [...] Summary: The main focus in Syrian papers over the weekend was on the presidential referendum on president Asad's new term in office. Papers cited statements by Syrian officials praising President Asad's achievements during his first term in office. On May 27, papers featured statements by [...]	2007-05-28 13:15:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS520	Presidential Referendum, Syria/UK, Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on May 29 reported Vice President Shara's meeting on May 28 with former Archbishop Hilarion Capucci in which they discussed the regional situation and the international community's disregard of the oppression of the Palestinians under Israel's abusive practices. Shar [...]	2007-05-30 14:04:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS54	Syria/Iraq, Syria's Role in the region, Rice's visit to the [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Jan. 16 continued to report on the visit to Damascus of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani. Headlines featured President Talabani's visit on Jan. 15 to the tomb of late President Hafez Asad in al-Qerdaha, where he laid a wreath of flowers on the tomb, read verses from t [...]	2007-01-16 14:12:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS636	HAMAS LEADERS IN SYRIA,SARG OFFICIALS EXPRESS [...] (C) Summary: SARG officials and the Damascus-based leaders of Hamas are offering divergent views in their assessments about the necessity and impact of the Hamas takeover in Gaza, with the SARG MFA officials expressing concern and Hamas leaders here -- after some initial uncertainty -- proje [...]	2007-06-25 15:20:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG SY
07DAMASCUS684	Syria/Denmark, Syria/US, Syria/Sudan, Syria/Russia, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on July 4 reported President Asad's meeting on July 3 with Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller, focusing on bilateral relations and efforts to revive the peace process. Discussions also dealt with the situation in Iraq and the political process there. The two sid [...]	2007-07-05 13:15:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS731	Syria-UAE, Syria/Iran, Syrian Press, Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on July 17 reported President Asad's meeting with UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan on July 16. The presidents reviewed bilateral relations and means of strengthening them and hailed the role played by the Syrian-Emirates Joint Committee. They discussed [...]	2007-07-19 10:41:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS756	MOVEMENT ON SYRIA-IRAQ RELATIONS? [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-25 14:50:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ SY

07DAMASCUS801	Bilal, Baath Party, Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on August 4 featured a lecture by Information Minister Muhsen Bilal saying that the US project currently aims at lessening the value of victories achieved by the Lebanese resistance and imposing its schemes on Palestine, Iraq and other countries with the aim of seizing [...]	2007-08-07 13:26:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS824	Syria/India, Britain, Italy, Lebanon, Iraq, Peace [...] Summary: Syrian papers on August 14 reported the visit to India by FM Mouallem on August 13. Mouallem conferred with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who praised President Asad saying that "Syria has achieved remarkable progress (which) showed wisdom in dealing with the developments of t [...]	2007-08-14 12:54:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS825	Syria/Lebanon, Lantos, Iraq, Peace Conference (8/13) [...] Summary: Syrian papers on August 13 reported a statement by Kabalan Kabalan, Chairman of the Southern Lebanon Council on August 12 announcing that the Lebanese authorities started to execute a project to rebuild houses in the Lebanese southern towns of Qana, al-Qulaila and Seddiqin, destroyed [...]	2007-08-14 13:13:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS835	Shara, Syria/India, Nasrallah, Iraq, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on August 15 reported a meeting with journalists in Damascus by Vice President Shara on August 14 confirming that Syria has no intention of waging war against Israel to restore occupied Golan, but he accused Israel for seeking "any excuse to launch a war." "Israel know [...]	2007-08-15 13:47:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS836	SARG REPORTS ON BORDER SECURITY EFFORTS DURING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Syrian Interior Ministry hosted the Border Security Working Group (BSWG) of Iraqi Neighbors in Damascus August 8-9 (Reftel). Although official Syrian commentary during the two-day meeting was limited, Syria's Interior Minister Bassam Abdel Majid provided opening remarks and M [...]	2007-08-16 05:15:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PINS PREL PTER SY
07DAMASCUS853	Syria/Iraq, Syria/Palestinians, Syria/Israel, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on August 21 reported the visit to Damascus by Iraqi PM Nouri al-Malki and his meeting with PM Mohammad Naji Ottri on August 20. Talks focused on bilateral relations and mutual cooperation between the two countries and means to improve them. PM Ottri expressed Syria's [...]	2007-08-22 04:39:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS866	MALIKI VISIT POSITIVE, BUT INCREMENTAL APPROACH [...] (S) Summary: No one here is saying "modus vivendi," but PM Maliki's August 19-22 visit was notable for top-level SARG and Iraqi commitments on security, energy, and political cooperation. Behind the scenes, the Iraqis strongly suspect that the August 14 attacks on Qahtaniya and Al Jazeera [...]	2007-08-25 09:04:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV SY IZ
07DAMASCUS873	SMOULDERING SYRIAN-SAUDI TENSIONS FLARE AT AN [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-27 12:14:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV
07DAMASCUS909	APATHY, LOW TURNOUT MARK LOCAL SYRIAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Lackluster turnout and voter apathy characterized local elections held throughout Syria on August 26, 27. This round of elections garnered even less attention than Parliamentary elections earlier this year. Voters had little choice but to rubberstamp government-approved lists of [...]	2007-09-05 14:23:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SY
07DAMASCUS92	Russia, Syria/Argentina, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Jan. 28 reported that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that Tehran and Damascus must be involved in the Middle East peace process. "We are deeply convinced that Iran and Syria must not be isolated, but, rather, brought into the peace process," Lavrov to [...]	2007-01-28 15:38:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS975	UNGA, Syria/Israel, Peace Conference, Iraq, US/Syria [...] Summary: Syrian papers on September 27 reported meetings FM Mouallem held on September 25 on the sidelines of the 62nd session of the UN General Assembly in New York. He saw Russian FM SergeyQavrov, High Re presentative of the EU Common Foreign policy and Security Secretary-General of the Co [...]	2007-09-27 13:13:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DARESSALAAM1287	TANZANIA: PRESIDENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDTABLE AT [...] (U) Integrated into the Democracy and Good Governance goal of post's Mission Strategic Plan is the advancement of human rights, through efforts to establish a more accountable, representative and effective government based on rule of law, transparency and democratic pluralism. To advance this [...]	2007-09-21 14:51:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV TZ
07DARESSALAAM1555	TANZANIA: DONORS INCREASINGLY WARY OF CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) In recent months, opposition leaders and the press have continued to batter the Kikwete administration with allegations of "grand corruption" at the senior-most levels of government related to the Bank of Tanzania, gold mining contracts, the "Richmond" power generation scandal, and a hos [...]	2007-11-30 10:25:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV ECON TZ
07DARESSALAAM245	A QUICK 180: TANZANIA LIFTS BAN ON HAKIELIMU [...] (C) SUMMARY. Reversing directions and changing its tune, the Government of Tanzania (GOT) removed its ban on HakiElimu, a Tanzanian NGO accused by the government of tarnishing the nation's image in the education sector. Just two months after the Prime Minister's Office had expanded prohibit [...]	2007-02-26 04:08:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID TZ
07DHAKA1009	PRESSURE MOUNTS ON THE TWO LADIES [...] (C) Summary. Sensational allegations of personal misconduct, public moves to form a new political party, and new initiatives for political party reform have escalated the pressure on the "two ladies" to quit politics. Although the future looks bleak for Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia, and the [...]	2007-06-19 08:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV BG
07DHAKA1057	THE ONGOING CASE OF SHOAIB CHOUDHURY: HEADED FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. In recent conversations with POLOFF, Bangladeshi journalist Salahuddin Shoaib Choudhury expressed his increasing confidence that his case is headed for dismissal. He cited a noticeable change in the government's attitude, specifically the replacement of his criminal trial judge a [...]	2007-06-26 08:11:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KGOV BG
07DHAKA1068	A VIEW FROM CHITTAGONG: STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. "Guide and support this government" was the refrain from journalists, businessmen, academics and other elites on a recent visit to Chittagong. While acknowledging problems and imperfections with the government, almost everyone endorsed its anti-corruption agenda and asked the [...]	2007-07-01 08:20:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KGOV KDEM ECON BG
07DHAKA1135	KILLING BY RAB SPARKS PROTESTS [...] (U) SUMMARY. A May 18 incident in northwestern Bangladesh has attracted unprecedented domestic criticism of the paramilitary Rapid Action Battalion (RAB). A man was allegedly beaten to death by RAB officers, resulting in a public protest and subsequent clampdown by the government. END SUMMAR [...]	2007-07-12 03:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KGOV KDEM BG
07DHAKA1207	AT 180 DAYS, A REPORT CARD ON BANGLADESH'S INTERIM [...] (C) SUMMARY. After 180 days in power, the interim government installed after the January 11 declaration of a state of emergency remains popular. It has racked up a series of accomplishments and corrected initial excesses, particularly in the area of human rights. The Election Commission has u [...]	2007-07-25 08:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BG
07DHAKA1280	GOVERNMENT LACKING EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Chief Advisor,s Press Secretary laid out his communications strategy for the caretaker government and discussed the challenges of representing a technocratic and non-political government to the press. He was defensive on the issue of whether the government could be making its [...]	2007-08-07 07:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PREL BG
07DHAKA1295	CDA MEETS WITH HOME SECRETARY TO DISCUSS SECURITY, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 8 meeting, Bangladeshi Home Secretary Abdul Karim assured CDA that Bangladesh would SIPDIS enhance security in light of recent threats by Al-Qaeda against U.S. diplomatic missions. In response to CDA's expressions of concern for those detained under the State of [...]	2007-08-09 08:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BG
07DHAKA134	MFA ADVISER ASKS FOR USG PATIENCE, SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Summary. MFA Advisor Iftikar Chowdhury asked Ambassador for patience and support for his government's broad reform agenda, which he said is essential for curing Bangladesh's acute political problems before holding elections "say in November." Ambassador stressed the importance of credibl [...]	2007-01-24 10:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL BG
07DHAKA1490	GOVERNMENT MOVES CAUTIOUSLY ON RELAXATION OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. The caretaker government is attempting to walk a fine line regarding the relaxation of the ban on indoor politics. The official gazette notification strictly proscribes the activities parties are permitted to undertake. While authorities permitted most parties to reopen their ce [...]	2007-09-12 09:30:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BG
07DHAKA1543	ECONOMIC WOES TRUMP POLITICS IN FLOOD-HIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Much of northcentral Bangladesh remains under water from monsoon rains that began in August. A recent three-day visit to the region by PolOff found much dissatisfaction with the caretaker government, which villagers blame for spotty relief efforts and rapidly increasing prices. [...]	2007-09-21 08:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BG EAID ECON PGOV PINR SOCI
07DHAKA1557	RAJSHAHI: CRACKS IN THE HAPPIEST CITY ON EARTH [...] (SBU) Summary: When Dhaka University erupted in anti-government protests on August 20, the unrest quickly spread to Rajshahi University in northwest Bangladesh. During a visit to Rajshahi September 11-12, PolOff spoke to several credible witnesses who said only a small fraction of university [...]	2007-09-25 08:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BG PGOV PINR SOCI
07DHAKA1569	DAS GASTRIGHT URGES BANGLADESH CARETAKER [...] (C) Summary and Introduction. On September 18-19, SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary John Gastright met with the Chief Adviser and the Foreign Adviser of the Caretaker Government, the Chief of Army Staff, the three-member Election Commission, other officials, businessmen and leading journalists. [...]	2007-09-26 11:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	BG PGOV PREL
07DHAKA159	BANGLADESH GOVERNMENT PASSES NEW RULES ON STATE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The government has released rules further specifying its emergency powers. The scope is broad, ranging from political to commercial activities, but many of the powers are discretionary as opposed to outright bans. The rules do, however, prohibit media criticism of the governm [...]	2007-01-30 04:03:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL BG
07DHAKA1843	BANGLADESHI MEDIA FEELING HEAT FROM CARETAKER [...] (C) Summary: Bangladeshi media are under pressure. The Caretaker Government and especially the military apply pressure -- usually discreetly but sometimes not -- to limit coverage that is critical or provokes opposition to their policies. In recent months, authorities have shut down an all- [...]	2007-11-26 10:27:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	BG KDEM PGOV PHUM PINR
07DHAKA1890	SEDITION TRIAL AGAINST JOURNALIST (ONCE AGAIN) SET [...] (C) SUMMARY. The sedition trial of journalist Salahuddin Shoaib Choudhury is percolating again, with a new trial start date set for December 5. There are two avenues for dismissal of the case: the government drops the charges, or Choudhury prevails in his appeal to the High Court Appellate Bra [...]	2007-12-04 10:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR BG
07DHAKA237	MEETING WITH HOME SECRETARY KARIM [...] (C) Summary. In a wide-ranging meeting the Charge d'Affaires a.i. and the Home Secretary discussed USG concerns over recent changes in Bangladesh's visa regime for visitors, U.S.- GOB counterterrorism cooperation, the recent wave of anti-corruption arrests, allegations of police torture, the s [...]	2007-02-12 02:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM BG
07DHAKA305	CONGRESSMAN CHABOT CALLS ON ACTING FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (C) Summary. The acting Foreign Affairs adviser told Congressman Chabot that the government is committed to early elections once the proper environment is in place, assured him that journalist Shoaib Chowdhury would receive fair treatment, and hoped that new visa requirements for visitors in B [...]	2007-02-26 00:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CVIS CASC BG
07DHAKA413	JOURNALIST SHOAIB CHOUDHURY'S TRIAL POSTPONED [...] (SBU) The sedition trial of journalist Shoaib Choudhury, scheduled to start March 8, was postponed to April 23 after the court accepted a last minute, hand-written petition by Shoaib's lawyer to stay the trial until the High Court ruled on a separate, pending petition in the case. A hearin [...]	2007-03-12 10:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL BG
07DHAKA428	EMBASSY DHAKA OBSERVES INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY [...] Summary: In commemoration of International Women's Day, Embassy Dhaka released an Op-Ed by the Chief of Mission, held a Gender and Development Fair, and will co-host a "Women Working Together" program with six other missions. End Summary. 2. Embassy drafted an Op-Ed in the Ambassador's name [...]	2007-03-14 23:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM BG KWMN
07DHAKA457	BUSINESSMEN AND POLITICIANS REACTION TO SECOND [...] (C) Summary. Businessmen are starting to express concern about the lack of transparency with the government's anti-corruption lists, particularly as they pertain to several well-regarded businessmen. Meanwhile, an Awami League politician says his inclusion on the lists is being used by senior [...]	2007-03-19 09:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KDEM PREL PGOV BD
07DHAKA459	BUSINESSMEN AND POLITICIANS REACTION TO SECOND [...] (C) Summary. Businessmen are starting to express concern about the lack of transparency with the government's anti-corruption lists, particularly as they pertain to several well-regarded businessmen. Meanwhile, an Awami League politician says his inclusion on the lists is being used by senior [...]	2007-03-19 23:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KDEM PREL PGOV BD
07DHAKA529	AMBASSADOR RAISES DEMOCRACY CONCERNS TO FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Affairs Adviser Chowdhury and the Ambassador discussed USG concerns about Bangladesh's democracy, custodial deaths, Shoaib Choudhury's sedition trial, and continuing registration problems for American visitors to Bangladesh. End Summary. 2. (SBU) On March 28, the Ambas [...]	2007-04-01 08:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM CVIS PTER BG
07DHAKA550	HIGH COURT TO HEAR APPEAL IN JOURNALIST'S SEDITION [...] (SBU) The trial of Salahuddin Shoaib Choudhury, the Bangladeshi journalist charged with sedition, remains postponed pending a High Court Appellate Branch ruling on Choudhury's appeal on the denial of a petition to dismiss the case. The Attorney General's office, which will represent the govern [...]	2007-04-04 09:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL BG
07DHAKA681	SEDITION CASE CONTINUES TO TWIST IN THE WIND [...] (C) The sedition trial of Bangladeshi journalist Salahuddin Shoaib Choudhury will likely be postponed again, at least until May, because of an outstanding dismissal petition his lawyers have filed with the High Court Appellate Division. Choudhury recently told POLOFF that his lawyer, Barriste [...]	2007-04-25 09:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BG
07DHAKA717	BANGLADESHI JOURNALIST'S SEDITION TRIAL POSTPONED [...] (C) SUMMARY. The start of the sedition trial of Bangladeshi journalist Salahuddin Shoaib Choudhury was postponed again, this time until June 23. Choudhury also received two phone calls on April 30, one from Police Special Branch and one from an officer with military intelligence. END SUMMARY. [...]	2007-05-02 09:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BG
07DHAKA803	AMBASSADOR URGES GOVERNMENT TO RETURN JOURNALIST'S [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador is pressing senior government officials to allow journalist Tasneem Khalil and family to travel to mitigate the negative international reaction to his case. End Summary. 2. (C) Early May 11, security officials (apparently from the military intelligence organizat [...]	2007-05-17 06:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV BG
07DHAKA819	TERRORISM UPDATE IN BANGLADESH [...] (S) Summary: Although there has been no major terrorist incident in Bangladesh since December 2005, the steady stream of alleged militant arrests since December 2006, the seizure of bomb-making material across the country, and the May 1 "cracker" bombs at three city railroad stations indicate [...]	2007-05-20 09:20:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PTER KISL PGOV PREL BG
07DHAKA87	NEW SLATE OF CARETAKER ADVISORS NAMED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ten advisors for the new Caretaker Government have been selected and are in the process of taking office. With a few exceptions, the advisors are viewed as non-partisan and distinguished members of society. END SUMMARY A New Team of Advisors ====================== 2. (S [...]	2007-01-17 10:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM BG
07DHAKA880	DETAINEES REMANDED INTO CUSTODY FOLLOWING LATEST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Several high-profile political figures appeared before judges on May 29 following their detention the day before. Awami League General Secretary Abdul Jalil and former BNP Home Minister Lutfozzoman Babar were both remanded into custody for four days for interrogation about corr [...]	2007-05-30 23:30:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KGOV BG
07DHAKA881	DETAINEES REMANDED INTO CUSTODY FOLLOWING LATEST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Several high-profile political figures appeared before judges on May 29 following their detention the day before. Awami League General Secretary Abdul Jalil and former BNP Home Minister Lutfozzoman Babar were both remanded into custody for four days for interrogation about corr [...]	2007-05-30 23:30:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KGOV BG
07DHAKA909	DAILY STAR JOURNALIST'S PASSPORT RETURNED [...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 11, Daily Star journalist and Human Rights Watch (HRW) researcher Tasnim Khalil was detained by Directorate General Forces Intelligence (DGFI) for questioning about alleged anti-state activities, including blog entries and articles he wrote critical of the government. Since [...]	2007-06-05 08:20:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KGOV BG
07DHAKA952	FOUR MONTHS INTO STATE OF EMERGENCY, BANGLADESH'S [...] (C) SUMMARY. As Bangladesh passes the four-month anniversary of its state of emergency, the human rights record is mixed. According to local NGOs, deaths caused by law enforcement officials, including "crossfire" killings and deaths in custody, have gone down. While there have been many alleg [...]	2007-06-12 08:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM PHUM BG
07DILI106	CONTINUED SYMPATHY FOR REINADO IN WESTERN DISTRICTS [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a March 11-13 visit to East Timor's western districts Emboffs and US Defense Representative found that dissident military leader Major Alfredo Reinado retains strong backing across the region, though it remains unclear if his supporters would be willing to go beyond their cur [...]	2007-03-14 12:54:00	Embassy Dili	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MAAR ASEC KPKO AU TT
07DILI14	SUSPECTED INTERNATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKERS DETAINED [...] (C) Summary: UNPOL has arrested a Nigerian and a Lebanese national in Dili suspected of involvement in an apparent attempt to traffic young Timorese women to Syria, possibly for prostitution. The Nigerian detainee, found in possession of a large number of fraudulent documents, is confirmed to [...]	2007-01-16 11:23:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KJUS KPKO KCRM ASEC UN SY NI LE TT
07DILI148	INITIAL ELECTION RESULTS ANNOUNCED, BUT DISPUTES LOOM [...] (SBU) Summary: Amidst emerging disputes over the counting of votes after a calm and smooth election day, East Timor's National Election Commission (CNE) today announced provisional results for the first round of the presidential elections, indicating Fretilin candidate Francisco "Lu'olo" Guterr [...]	2007-04-11 11:28:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TT
07DILI15	PRELIMINARY HEARING OF F-FDTL SUSPECTS IN APRIL-MAY [...] (U) Summary: On January 12, a preliminary hearing was held for 12 suspects in the April-May, 2006 violence, 11 of whom aQ members of the armed forces (F-FDTL). This marked the first judicial step that has been taken to date vis-`-vis any member of the F-FDTL. As a result of the hearing, three [...]	2007-01-16 11:26:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM KJUS ID UN TT
07DILI255	ELECTION RESULTS GIVE WAY TO RENEWED POWER STRUGGLE [...] (SBU) Summary: Although the announcement of the validated election results are still pending, East Timor's electorate and parties have virtually without exception already accepted the results announced at the end of the counting process on July 5. The question that all are now grappling with is [...]	2007-07-09 12:52:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TT
07DILI306	THE STATE OF FRETILIN [...] (C) Summary: In the days immediately following the August 5 announcement of the new government, led by the four-party Alliance with a Parliamentary Majority (AMP),supporters of the previous ruling party FRETILIN launched a campaign of violence and intimidation primarily concentrated in the thr [...]	2007-08-31 09:53:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ASEC TT
07DILI318	PRESIDENT'S UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDTABLE: TIMOR-LESTE [...] (U) Timor-Leste is a newly emerging democracy, independent since 2002. Its new government, freely elected in June 2007, is fully committed to safeguarding human rights and promoting democracy. It is constrained, however, by a lingering culture of political violence and low capacity on the pa [...]	2007-09-13 08:24:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KDEM TT
07DILI338	COMMISSION ON TRUTH AND FRIENDSHIP HOLDS HEARINGS IN [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-05 06:51:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KJUS KAWC TT ID
07DILI70	REINADO'S LAST STAND: REBEL LEADER SURROUNDED [...] (C) Summary: As of 9 p.m. local time February 27, a large contingent of the mainly Australian International Security Forces (ISF) in a western East Timor town had cordoned off escape routes for dissident F-FDTL Major Alfredo Reinado and his group, who on February 25 seized 15-25 assault rifles [...]	2007-02-27 13:28:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MAAR KPKO UN AU TT
07DOHA511	SCENESETTER FOR MAY 24 GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE IN [...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome the Gulf Security Dialogue delegation to Qatar. This second GSD meeting and the first in Doha will mean a lot to the Qatari leadership. It will strengthen our mil-to-mil relationship and help in our efforts to moderate the Qataris' more objectionable fore [...]	2007-05-18 12:52:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL MARR PARM IR IZ QA
07DOHA577	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR GREGORY SCHULTE'S VISIT [...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you to Qatar. This visit - your second - will mean a lot to the Qatari leadership. It will strengthen our cooperation on UN Security Council issues and help in our efforts to move Doha to take stronger positions on Iran and its nuclear activities, about w [...]	2007-06-01 10:05:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL KNNP UN IR QA
07DOHA764	FREEDOM AGENDA: SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Qatar's April 1 municipal elections, the country's third, served as a focal point for democracy promotion in 2007. Ambassador and Emboffs engaged in a program of support and undertook the following activities: -- Ambassador hosted a series of salons at his residence to discuss election [...]	2007-08-01 10:23:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KMPI KDEM SCUL KPAO QA
07DOHA983	UPDATED DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY FOR QATAR [...] (U) Embassy Doha continues to use a combination of programmatic and diplomatic means to assist the GOQ in its efforts to build and sustain democratic institutions. In line with the Mission Strategic Plan, Post has expanded its areas of emphasis to include: promoting democratic elections, pro [...]	2007-10-10 13:23:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KMPI AMGT KDEM ECON KPAO QA
07DUBAI88	U/S BURNS SPEAKS ON GULF SECURITY AT DUBAI THINK TANK [...] Summary. Under Secretary Nicholas Burns spoke to an audience of roughly 100 local officials, academics, and journalists at the independent Dubai-based think tank, the Gulf Research Center (GRC) January 23, after which he took questions from the audience. Burns discussed how the US views the c [...]	2007-02-06 13:12:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OPRC MARR AE IR IS LE
07DUSHANBE1051	NEW TV STATION AIRS AS MEDIA ENVIRONMENT CONTINUES TO [...] (U) Tajikistan's new "Simoi Mustaqili Tojikiston" or "Independent Television of Tajikistan" is a mysterious private television company which started broadcasting in June 2007. The station reportedly broadcasts to Dushanbe and surrounding areas daily for two hours in the morning and for six h [...]	2007-07-10 07:55:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM TI
07DUSHANBE1101	TAJIK JOURNALISTS TRY TO FIGHT LICENSING RESTRICTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the government steadily tightens its noose on the media, international organizations and local nongovernmental organizations held a conference July 19-20 to frankly discuss TV and radio licensing problems in Tajikistan. Conference participants, including, surprisingly, offi [...]	2007-07-26 08:56:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TI
07DUSHANBE1149	PUTTING THE BRAKES ON TAJIKISTAN'S BACKSLIDING [...] (C) Summary: By comparison to some of its neighbors in Central Asia, Tajikistan does not stand out as particularly authoritarian, corrupt or incompetent. Yet even in this context, where the bar has been lowered considerably in terms of good governance, the Tajik government's policies and re [...]	2007-08-10 12:41:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EINV EAID KDEM TI
07DUSHANBE1163	TAJIKISTAN'S SUGHD REGION HAS HIGH POTENTIAL, BUT LIMITED BY [...] SUMMARY: The great potential of northern Tajikistan's Sughd Region -- as well as the enormous challenges it faces -- were on full display during PolOff's August 12-13 visit to Khujand, Istaravshan and Konibodom. The region's reputation for economic dynamism and entrepreneurship appeared just [...]	2007-08-16 10:43:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON TI
07DUSHANBE1437	RAHMON SHOWS OFF DUSHANBE FOR THE CIS SUMMIT; DUSHANBE [...] (U) Summary: The Summits of the Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Cooperation Organization, and Collective Security Treaty Organization, held October 5-7, brought Dushanbe to a standstill, disrupting communications and commerce, and costing a fortune. The Government of Taji [...]	2007-10-10 13:55:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TI
07DUSHANBE1600	TAJIK DRAFT LAW ON RELIGION SEES THE LIGHT OF DAY [...] (SBU) Summary: PolOff attended a November 7 OSCE-initiated forum on the draft Law on Religion. While government officials emphasized the necessity of such a law and the "transparency" of the drafting process, religious groups and non-governmental organizations expressed deep concerns about the [...]	2007-11-09 07:33:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV TI
07DUSHANBE1689	PRESS TV: IRAN'S PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ENTERS GLOBAL STAGE [...] (SBU) Summary: Iran's 24-hour satellite English language news station, Press TV, began operations in July 2007. It has moved quickly to establish itself through widely dispersed correspondents, a large staff in Tehran and London, aggressive recruitment of guests, and generally high quality con [...]	2007-11-26 08:28:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL IR
07DUSHANBE171	TAJIK FOREIGN MINISTER ZARIPOV'S BILATERAL WISH LIST FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Foreign Minister Zaripov invited Ambassador February 1 to meet newly-appointed Ambassador to the United States Abdujabbor Shirinov, and to discuss his ideas for additional cooperation in 2007, including the opening of the U.S.-funded bridge at Nizhnii Pyanzh and the Millennium [...]	2007-02-02 10:40:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID KPAO TI
07DUSHANBE224	PANJ DISTRICT IN THE RUNNING FOR TAJIKISTAN'S MOST [...] Summary: In a country with widespread poverty, Panj district ranks at the bottom even by Tajik standards. No internet access exists anywhere in the district. The district's only newspaper comes out every ten days because of the time needed to create type-set for four pages on an old printin [...]	2007-02-09 12:36:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID ECON EAGR TI
07DUSHANBE225	CORRUPTION ON THE FOREFRONT OF TAJIKS' MINDS [...] (U) SUMMARY: "Anti-Corruption" has become the Tajik government's new buzzword, as President Rahmonov and his cabinet publicly tout new initiatives to combat a problem that pervades every sector, ranging from health and education, to traffic police, to privatization and licensing. Despite the [...]	2007-02-09 12:57:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON KCRM TI
07DUSHANBE265	TAJIK POLITICAL PARTIES: DOWN, BUT NOT DEAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Tajikistan's political parties are slowly getting back on their feet after being completely marginalized in the November 2006 presidential election. In a series of meetings with party leaders in January and February 2007, PolOff discussed each party's direction leading up to t [...]	2007-02-21 14:12:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TI
07DUSHANBE299	NEW SUGHD GOVERNOR PRIORITIZES TRANSPARENCY [...] The Sughd region's new governor is instituting transparent practices and other democratic principles in the local government. In his first speech as Governor, Abdukhir Nazirov told the Sughd public that his priority was to make the government's actions transparent. Tajikistan's three regions [...]	2007-02-27 13:13:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM TI
07DUSHANBE313	TAJIKISTAN'S 2006-2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] Please note that Post's paragraph designation corresponds with reftel. OVERVIEW A. Tajikistan is an origin country for trafficking. International trafficking for the purposes of sexual and labor exploitation is a problem. The most common destination countries include the United Arab E [...]	2007-03-02 13:48:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PGOV TI
07DUSHANBE355	TAJIKISTAN'S INDEPENDENT MEDIA PROCEEDS WITH CAUTION AFTER [...] (U) SUMMARY: Tajikistan's independent media is breathing slightly easier after the presidential election. In a lunch hosted by EmbOffs March 1, eight independent journalists opened up about the media environment. Most admitted that although the government has relaxed pressure on independen [...]	2007-03-13 11:17:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM TI
07DUSHANBE512	HIGH LEVEL OF INTEREST IN U.S. POLICIES AT A TAJIK-RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite several swipes by Russian Ambassador Ramazan Abdulatipov at the United States, participants in a conference on Tajik-Russian relations showed sincere interest in U.S. policy goals. While the March 28-29 conference on "Russian and Central Asia and the Conditions of Geop [...]	2007-04-05 03:26:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON KPAO TI RS
07DUSHANBE584	HIGH LEVEL OF INTEREST IN U.S. POLICIES AT A TAJIK-RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite several swipes by Russian Ambassador Ramazan Abdulatipov at the United States, participants in a conference on Tajik-Russian relations showed sincere interest in U.S. policy goals. While the March 28-29 conference on "Russian and Central Asia and the Conditions of Geop [...]	2007-04-18 05:38:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON KPAO TI RS
07DUSHANBE967	PENJIKENT, TAJIKISTAN: ISOLATED BY REGIONAL BUREAUCRACY AND [...] Summary: A June 20-22 trip to Penjikent and Aini districts in western Tajikistan illuminated how bilateral problems with Uzbekistan strangle the economy and trade for Tajik districts in the Zarafshan valley. In Penjikent city, officials and citizens expressed support for President Rahmon, but [...]	2007-06-26 11:34:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID ECON EAGR ENRG TI UZ
07DUSSELDORF6	CDU NRW MINISTER PRESIDENT RUETTGERS PLEASED WITH US VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) Minister-President Juergen Ruettgers told the CG his recent visit was "very successful." His second trip in 12 months, he signed an agreement on energy and environmental cooperation with Pennsylvania. He was pleased with his meetings with Senators [...]	2007-03-01 11:06:00	Consulate Dusseldorf	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV ECON PGOV GM
07FRANKFURT445	Stuttgart Ansar al-Islam Trial Continues [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The ongoing trial in Stuttgart of three suspected members of Ansar al-Islam is now expected to last at least until April - and perhaps even until the fall. The Federal Prosecutor has charged the three with plotting to assassinate then-Iraqi Prime Minister Allawi during a visit t [...]	2007-01-31 10:27:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC KISL IZ GM
07FREETOWN122	TFG01: SIERRA LEONE ISSUES STATEMENT ON GUINEA [...] (C) Summary: Presentation of Ref A demarche requesting a Sierra Leonean statement on Guinea to President Kabbah's private secretary on February 20 and to the Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the following day was overtaken by the Sierra Leonean and Liberian Presidents' visi [...]	2007-02-21 20:32:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	GV PREL SL LI
07FREETOWN387	SPECIAL COURT FOR SIERRA LEONE DELIVERS FIRST VERDICT [...] (U) On June 20, three judges in Trial Chamber II of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) delivered a guilty verdict against three former leaders of the renegade Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) who were on trial accused of war crimes and other serious violations of international h [...]	2007-06-20 19:38:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR SL
07FREETOWN412	SIERRA LEONEAN EDITOR ARRESTED IN CONTROVERY OVER [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-03 13:06:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL SL
07FREETOWN464	SPECIAL COURT DELIVERS GUILTY VERDICT IN CDF TRIAL [...] (U) On August 2, Moinina Fofana and Allieu Kondewa of the Civil Defence Force (CDF) were found guilty of war crimes committed during Sierra Leone's decade long civil war by a majority of the three judges of Trial Chamber I in the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL). Fofana was convicted on f [...]	2007-08-02 20:13:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR KAWC SL
07FREETOWN479	SIERRA LEONE CALM BUT ANXIOUS ON THE EVE OF [...] (SBU) Sierra Leone will hold its presidential and parliamentary elections on August 11. These are the second national elections since the end of the decade-long civil war in 2002, and the first since peacekeepers departed in December 2005. Seven political parties are running for the presidency [...]	2007-08-10 16:31:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM SL
07FREETOWN689	BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON NEW SIERRA LEONEAN [...] The initial group of cabinet Ministers in the new government has been announced by President Koroma. The process of confirmation by parliament has been completed for most nominees. Three Ministers were confirmed on October 19, and 12 more confirmed on October 24. Biographic information for 15 [...]	2007-11-19 17:17:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SL
07FREETOWN754	FREETOWN MEDIA PLACEMENTS FOR NOVEMBER 2007 [...] Summary: Embassy Freetown's outreach in November 2007 included articles surrounding A/S Frazer's attendance at the inauguration of President Koroma, newly-arrived Ambassador Perry's courtesy calls on Ministers, the opening of two new American Shelves in Freetown, and the Embassy's commemoratio [...]	2007-12-21 13:43:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO SL
07GENEVA1371	Five manslaughter incidents - Geneva 2007 Communications [...] (U) Mission has received a communication from Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions regarding five incidents of manslaughter. It is number 12 on the Geneva 2007 Communications Log. 2. (U) Begin text of letter: Excellency, I have the honour to address you [...]	2007-05-30 15:05:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
07GENEVA525	VISIT OF UNDER SECRETARY DOBRIANSKY - STAKEHOLDER [...] Summary. Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula J. Dobriansky visited Geneva February 28 as head of the U.S. delegation to the World Health Organization (WHO) Consultation on Polio Eradication, resulting in continued global commitment to eradication and establishment of miles [...]	2007-03-06 10:41:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO WHO
07GEORGETOWN812	PRESIDENT PARDONS TREASON ACCUSED MARK BENSCHOP [...] (U) SUMMARY: President Jagdeo paradoned Mark Benschop, the treason accused detainee who has been imprisoned since 2002 for alleged involvement in storming the Office of the President. Benschop, whose first trial resulted in a hung jury in 2004, reluctantly accepted the pardon, but vowed to co [...]	2007-08-29 19:41:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM GY
07GRENADA150	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: OCTOBER 7 - 13, 2007 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: NO PRISONERS IN COURT FOR OPENING OF OCTOBER ASSIZES The October assizes, opened on October 9 without any of the [...]	2007-10-24 12:55:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI KPAO ASEC GJ
07GRENADA168	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 25 - DECEMBER 1, [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin Text: A. Potential "Gay Cruises" Continue to Roil the Airwaves The question of whether so-called "gay cruises" will be allow [...]	2007-12-06 20:20:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SOCI
07GUADALAJARA610	UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA - A LEFTIST ICON'S NEW PRAGMATISM [...] Summary: Slowly but surely the left-leaning and often anti-U.S. University of Guadalajara is adopting a more practical relationship with the Consulate and USG. As the second-largest public university in Mexico, the University is closely tied to the state library and hospital and owns several [...]	2007-12-18 23:36:00	Consulate Guadalajara	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL ECON PREL MX
07GUANGZHOU108	U/S Hughes and PD Envoy Kwan Engage Guangzhou [...] SUMMARY: The January 21-23 visit to Guangzhou of Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy Karen Hughes, American Public Diplomacy Envoy Michelle Kwan, and Ambassador Clark T. Randt, Jr. was an unprecedented opportunity to showcase American public diplomacy programs reaching out to previously untap [...]	2007-01-24 09:02:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL OVIP CH
07GUANGZHOU1101	CHINA HOSTS FOOD AND SAFETY TOUR FOR FOREIGN DIPLOMATS [...] (SBU) Summary: A tour of inspection facilities and export production sites hosted by the Chinese government offered an opportunity for dialogue with inspection officials that improved understanding of China's food safety and product quality system. Despite obvious staging, it also revealed some [...]	2007-10-05 08:27:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND TBIO ECON PGOV CH
07GUANGZHOU175	Civil Society in South China, Part I: Middle [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg. Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Urban professionals in Guangdong are becoming more aware of their rights and demanding more independent representation and associations to express their interests. The cities of Guangzhou and [...]	2007-02-07 07:33:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI PGOV CH
07GUANGZHOU544	Land and Corruption Blamed for Gurao Riots [...] (SBU) Summary: Riots over land sales and disputes over ownership in Gurao Town, in east Guangdong in early May underline again the fragile state of the social compact in the rapidly changing, oft-times corrupt south China environment. Local angry farmers in more than a dozen villages reportedl [...]	2007-05-10 08:57:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI EAGR EINV CH
07GUANGZHOU742	Anatomy of a Demonstration: Xiamen Middle Class Organizes [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Among the thousands of people who demonstrated against a planned petrochemical project in Xiamen on June 1-2, most were young and middle-class and organized themselves through cell phone text messages, according to Xiamen residents. A disgruntled anti-corruption official reporte [...]	2007-06-28 08:50:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI ECON EINV CH
07GUATEMALA1916	GUATEMALA'S INPUT FOR PRESIDENT'S 2007 UNGA HUMAN [...] Per reftel, post submits the following information to help inform the discussion at the President's 2007 UNGA Democracy and Human Rights Roundtable. 2. Post strategy for promoting human rights and democracy in Guatemala focuses on helping the government strengthen its democratic institution [...]	2007-09-20 22:28:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL ELAB KCRM KJUS KDEM EAID SOCI PGOV
07GUATEMALA2164	CICIG ON TRACK FOR JANUARY INAUGURATION [...] (U) Summary: During a second visit to Guatemala that concluded October 19, Commissioner of the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) Castresana met with local authorities and the international community to advance preparations for installing CICIG. Castresana reviewed [...]	2007-10-30 18:28:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS PHUM PGOV EAID SNAR KCRM UN KDEM GT
07GUATEMALA2172	BANANA WORKERS UNION LEADER MURDERED [...] (SBU) Summary: Banana workers union leader Marco Tulio Ramirez Portela was murdered on September 23 by unidentified assailants on a farm in Los Amates, Izabal owned by Bandegua, a subsidiary of Del Monte. Embassy Labor Officer met with SITRABI leaders and Bandegua management October 1-2 to di [...]	2007-10-31 17:09:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KCRM PHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV GT

07GUATEMALA2271	JOURNALISTS LEVEL DUBIOUS ACCUSATIONS AGAINST [...] (C) Summary. One the eve of the November 4 presidential elections, journalists investigating alleged ties between Partido Patriota Presidential candidate Perez Molina and the Mendoza drug trafficking organization claimed to have received death threats and said the editors of their paper "El [...]	2007-11-21 20:59:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SNAR PINR SOCI GT
07HAMBURG66	INVITATION TO NORTHERN GERMANY FOR THE GREAT WHITE FLEET [...] (U) On behalf of Mission Germany, U.S. Consulate General Hamburg would like to invite the Great White Fleet to Kiel, Germany to commemorate the fleet's historic trip, strengthen U.S. and European naval cooperation, and participate in U.S. public outreach at Northern Europe's largest regatta and [...]	2007-11-14 12:44:00	Consulate Hamburg	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO MASS MPOS GM
07HANOI1016	LIMP ENDING FOR WORLD BANK REVIEW OF VIETNAM'S PMU-18 [...] (SBU) Summary: The World Bank's review of corruption allegations and the Ministry of Transport's management of two Bank-funded projects is complete: the infamous Project Management Unit (PMU) 18 escaped any serious findings of corruption, but the Bank concluded that pervasive mismanagement abo [...]	2007-05-30 10:28:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID ETRD ECPS PREL VM
07HANOI1070	ALL THE NEWS FIT TO BE PRESENTED BY YOUR ORGANIZATION'S [...] (SBU) The GVN recently issued a decree prohibiting all government and Party employees, except ministers, provincial governors or appointed spokespeople, from speaking to the media. The GVN's reported intent in passing the decree is to decrease "controversy" and prevent "conflicting information [...]	2007-06-08 07:16:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCOR KPAO VM
07HANOI1202	EU CHARACTERIZES GVN HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE AS A "MAJOR [...] (SBU) In a meeting with Embassy PolOffs, Hanoi-based EU diplomats lamented that its semi-annual human rights dialogue with the GVN, held on June 28 in Hanoi, was "extremely disappointing" and "superficial." Only Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) officers composed the GVN delegation, which the [...]	2007-07-03 09:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV VM
07HANOI1251	LE QUOC QUAN MEETING [...] (C) Summary: On July 11, PolOffs met with attorney, former detainee and recent NED Fellow Le Quoc Quan at his law office in Hanoi. Quan was extremely happy to receive officials from the Embassy and appeared very healthy. Quan's daily, lengthy interrogations in prison focused on his relationsh [...]	2007-07-13 09:59:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PREL VM
07HANOI1300	DISSIDENTS, FAMILY MEMBERS REMAIN UNDER PRESSURE [...] (C) Since May 2007, the GVN has released four high-profile political prisoners on our lists; nevertheless, many more remain sentenced to prison, detained without charges, missing, in exile in Cambodia, or under house arrest. Family members of some released or detained activists often live wit [...]	2007-07-24 17:28:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL VM
07HANOI1311	CORRECTED COPY: HFAC STAFFDEL MIXTER DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This cable is a corrected copy of Hanoi 1301 of July 24, 2007. 2. (SBU) Summary: Visiting Professional Staff Member Jonathan Cobb Mixter told GVN officials in Hanoi the recent wave of arrests and crackdown on political dissidents was causing serious concern on Capitol Hill and could ma [...]	2007-07-25 16:45:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF OTRA ECON BM VM
07HANOI1313	MEETING WITH ACTIVIST NGUYEN KHAC TOAN, FOUNDER OF THE [...] (SBU) In a July 16, 2007 meeting with Embassy PolOffs, Nguyen Khac Toan, former journalist and the founder of the International Labor Union of Vietnam (ILUV),discussed human rights abuses in Vietnam. ILUV is an outlawed labor union formed by Toan in October 2006 to protect the rights of Vietn [...]	2007-07-25 17:12:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB ETRD VM
07HANOI1367	JAILED HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYERS DENIED ACCESS TO [...] (C) On July 18, Embassy PolOffs met together with relatives of jailed human rights lawyers Nguyen Van Dai and Le Thi Cong Nhan. Dai and Nhan were tried and sentenced to prison on May 11 for "propaganda against the State." Each has filed a formal appeal, and an appeal trial date is pending. [...]	2007-08-03 09:40:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL VM
07HANOI1382	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER/FOREIGN [...] (SBU) Summary: During the August 2 farewell lunch he hosted for Ambassador and Mrs. Marine, Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem noted the many achievements in U.S.-Vietnam relations during the Ambassador's tenure. The Ambassador agreed that improvements had been [...]	2007-08-06 07:54:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF ETRD ECON VM
07HANOI1390	TOP SECURITY OFFICIAL DISCUSSES DISSIDENTS, CHINA [...] (C) In a long, wide-ranging discussion August 2, Vice Minister of Public Security (MPS) Nguyen Van Huong, Vietnam's head of "general security" and intelligence gave his frank views on a broad range of key bilateral issues including political dissidents, prisoners and detainees, religious freed [...]	2007-08-06 15:43:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BM CM KIRF PGOV PHUM PINR PREL VM
07HANOI1438	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON NEWLY-ELECTED OOG CHAIRMAN [...] (SBU) Summary. At his August 9 farewell call with Ambassador Marine, newly-elected Office of the Government (OOG) Minister Chairman Nguyen Xuan Phuc said that PM Dzung has decided that he will retain responsibility for oversight of foreign affairs within the OOG. In that role, he looks forwar [...]	2007-08-10 17:24:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV PHUM KIPR EAID VM
07HANOI156	HANI RATCHETS UP PRESSURE ON PRESS [...] (SBU) Politburo member Truong Tan Sang recently called on the Communist Partyof Vietnam to strengthen "management of the press" by amending legal documents on press activities nd improving media workers' "political stances, kills and ethics." Sang's speech followed several high-profile GVN mea [...]	2007-01-26 08:52:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCOR VM KPAO
07HANOI161	HANOI RATCHETS UP PRESSURE ON PRESS [...] (SBU) Politburo member Truong Tan Sang recently called on the Communist Party of Vietnam to strengthen "management of the press" by amending legal documents on press activities and improving media workers' "political stances, skills and ethics." Sang's speech followed several high-profile GVN [...]	2007-01-26 09:44:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCOR VM KPAO
07HANOI1683	UNDERGROUND DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS SAY PARTY FEELING [...] (C) High-profile political dissidents Dr. Pham Hong Son and Nguyen Vu Binh, both recently released from prison and under house arrest, remain active with the moderate Democratic Party of Vietnam (DPV) underground pro-democracy group. On September 10, Embassy PolOffs visited separately and wit [...]	2007-09-20 14:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL VM
07HANOI1693	VIETNAM REACTION TO IRF REPORT: INACCURATE BUT POSITIVE [...] (SBU) Vietnamese media coverage on the release of the 2007 International Religious Freedom (IRF) report was widespread, accurate and uniformly more positive than in previous years. Following a Mission press release alerting journalists to the report's release, initial stories were straightforwa [...]	2007-09-24 10:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF OPRC KPAO VM
07HANOI1950	VIETNAM "OPEN FOR BUSINESS": GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESSES [...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez led a large-scale Department of Commerce Vietnam Business Development Mission to Hanoi on November 5 and 6. This first Cabinet level business development mission to Vietnam carried the theme of U.S. business support for Vietnam's economic [...]	2007-11-16 09:00:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EINV ETRD BEXP KTEX OTRA OVIP KIPR VM
07HANOI1993	IMPRISONED HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYERS GET ONE YEAR SENTENCE [...] (SBU) After a six-hour appeal trial in Hanoi, the GVN Supreme People's Court (SPC) reduced the prison sentences of jailed human rights lawyers Nguyen Van Dai and Le Thi Cong Nhan each by one year, following the initial recommendation by the Prosecutor. The probation term remained the same. In [...]	2007-11-27 10:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV ASEC VM
07HANOI221	PARTY PLENUM: WILL POLITICAL REFORMS ENHANCE GVN [...] (C) Summary: The Communist Party of Vietnam's Central Committee recently met for the fourth time since last April's Party Congress to discuss policy and personnel directives. Central Committee members reached consensus on reducing from eleven to six the number of Party commissions that review [...]	2007-02-02 10:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM VM
07HANOI271	VISIT TO VIETNAM BY SENIOR AG BIOTECH ADVISOR SHARON [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior Advisor for Agricultural Biotechnology Sharon Wiener visited Vietnam from January 23 to 26 during an important moment in the country's agbiotech development. The advance of agbiotech is an official national priority in Vietnam. In August 2005, the Prime Minister issued a [...]	2007-02-12 09:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO OTRA EAGR ETRD EAID KPAO VM
07HANOI280	VIETNAM'S NOMINATION FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ACTIVITIES TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Mission Vietnam submits this activity proposal for consideration under the Avian Influenza Action Group's (AIAG) program to promote public diplomacy and communicate U.S. foreign policy objectives (reftel). The proposal, "Capacity Strengthening for Public Health Journalism to Co [...]	2007-02-14 04:03:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO KFLU KPAO KSCA EAGR AID AMGT VM
07HANOI408	AMBASSADOR PRESENTS EXBS PROGRAM EQUIPMENT TO GVN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador highlighted the GVN's support for our EXBS Program cooperation in a ceremony March 1 to hand over new equipment to increase the effectiveness of customs officers. The GVN officials praised EXBS Program assistance, noting that it helps them meet key training prio [...]	2007-03-02 09:52:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KSTC PARM PREL VM
07HANOI652	GVN MAKES EXCUSES FOR APRIL 5 INCIDENT, DISSIDENT FAMILY [...] (SBU) On April 6, a local security official told Poloff that the altercation at the Ambassador's residence on April 5 (reftel) was the result of "local officials acting without orders, to protect the Ambassador." As for the five invitees to the Ambassador's residence, over the weekend we were [...]	2007-04-08 10:31:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC VM
07HANOI752	POLICE INTERFERENCE AGAIN MARS AMBASSADOR'S [...] (C) The Government of Vietnam's (GVN) crackdown on political dissent continues. On April 23, the Ambassador's second attempt at hosting an event at his residence with family members of political dissidents was blocked by the police. Four of the five invitees were either prevented from leavin [...]	2007-04-24 10:07:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL VM
07HANOI816	HOW ECONOMIC DECISIONS GET MADE IN VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: In place since June of 2006, Vietnam's Prime Minister and his deputy have taken greater control of economic policy and its implementation, increasingly dominating the traditional consensus decision-making process of the Politburo. While Hanoi-based economists state that the Commu [...]	2007-05-04 10:10:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD WTRO PREL PGOV VM
07HANOI866	ANOTHER DEMOCRACY ACTIVIST DETAINED IN ONGOING GVN [...] (SBU) On May 10, Poloff met with Do Ba Tan, husband of detained writer and activist Tran Khai Thanh Thuy, in order to discuss Thuy's case. Thuy was arrested on April 21 on charges of anti-state propaganda. Her husband vehemently denies such charges. While her husband has not been allowed to [...]	2007-05-11 07:12:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV ECON VM
07HANOI872	HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYERS NGUYEN VAN DAI AND LE THI [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 11, the Hanoi People's Court sentenced democracy activists Nguyen Van Dai and Le Thi Cong Nhan to five and four year prison terms, respectively, for "distributing propaganda against the State." The trial, which lasted four hours, was orderly. Journalists and the diploma [...]	2007-05-11 10:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV ASEC VM
07HARARE1080	SADC TALKS ENTER FINAL PHASE [...] (SBU) MDC negotiators Tendai Biti and Welshman Ncube told diplomats December 4 that the final phase of SADC-sponsored negotiations will take place in South Africa between December 5 and December 10. Agreement has been reached on a draft constitution, a new electoral law, reform of POSA, and r [...]	2007-12-05 13:41:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC ZI
07HARARE1093	Zim Notes December 7, 2007 [...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]	2007-12-07 10:51:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
07HARARE1135	Zim Notes December 21, 2007 [...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]	2007-12-21 10:33:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
07HARARE336	GOZ SETS SIGHTS ON NGOS, CUTS PARLIAMENTARY [...] (SBU) The GOZ has turned its attention to NGOs perceived as unfriendly and to be working with the political opposition and Western governments. The USG-funded State University of New York (SUNY) parliamentary support project became the first victim on April 13 when Clerk of Parliament announc [...]	2007-04-23 15:25:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
07HARARE383	INTIMIDATION CAMPAIGN CONTINUES WITH ARREST OF [...] (C) The government on May 4 arrested Alec Muchadehama and Andrew Makoni, two prominent human rights lawyers who have been representing 31 opposition officials arrested over the last six weeks. The two lawyers were charged with obstruction of justice. Police subsequently ignored a series of c [...]	2007-05-07 14:32:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL ZI
07HARARE947	NOMINATION FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S AWARD FOR [...] (U) The following is Embassy Harare's nomination for the Secretary of State's Award for International Women of Courage. SIPDIS NAME: Beatrice Tele Mtetwa TITLE: Senior Partner INSTITUTION: Mtetwa & Nyambirai Law Firm DOB: November 30, 1958 POB: Zimbabwe Citizenship: Zimbabwean Contact: [...]	2007-10-19 09:02:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KWMN PHUM PREL ZW
07HAVANA1037	CRACKDOWN ON YOUTH IN CENTRAL HAVANA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Independent journalist Juan Carlos Gonzalez Leyva informed several news outlets that between 60 to 70 youths were detained in Central Havana for wearing bracelets with the word "Cambio" ("Change") on them. Leyva has given staff at USINT several contradictory versions of how man [...]	2007-11-02 18:18:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
07HAVANA106	ANATOMY OF AN INJUSTICE: CUBA'S RENE GOMEZ MANZANO [...] (C) Summary: Cuban political detainee Rene Gomez Manzano, who has spent more than 18 months in prison without charge, is a poster child for legal-system injustice. An attorney disbarred in 1995 for advocating legal reforms, Gomez was nursing a cold at home on July 22, 2005 when five political [...]	2007-01-31 20:10:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM SOCI CU
07HAVANA1081	DISSIDENT LEADER RECOMMENDS GRAVELY ILL ACTIVIST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Leading opposition leader Jorge Luis Garcia Perez ("Antunez") fell seriously ill on 17 November. He is currently hospitalized. Noted dissident Martha Beatriz Roque stated that she fears that Antunez may die in a Cuban hospital and recommends that the US make an offer of treatme [...]	2007-11-19 22:10:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
07HAVANA1087	ILL DISSIDENT LEADER ANTUNEZ MAY SEEK MEDICAL CARE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Further to Reftel, dissident figure Jorge Luis Garcia Perez ("Antunez") checked himself out of the hospital in Placetas (Villa Clara). He then traveled to Havana and several prominent dissidents asked GOC state security on 20 November for a commitment to provide quality medica [...]	2007-11-21 21:07:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
07HAVANA1145	CUBA TO SIGN UN ACCORDS AS DEMONSTRATIONS MARK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Human Rights Day in Cuba saw a wide variety of activity. The Damas de Blanco held two well attended marches on Sunday and Monday to mark the Day. Although state security forces monitored these activities closely, the authorities avoided any significant confrontation. In contr [...]	2007-12-12 13:26:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
07HAVANA1190	CUBA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND-UP DEC. 14-28 [...] (C) ACTIVISTS DISTRIBUTE HUNDREDS OF COPIES OF HUMAN RIGHTS DECLARATION: On 21 December on a major thoroughfare in central Havana noted dissidents Martha Beatriz Roque (MBR),Jorge Luis Garcia Perez ("Antunez") and Felix Antonio Bonne Carcasses distributed over 400 copies of the UN Universa [...]	2007-12-28 22:10:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
07HAVANA143	INTELLECTUALS' DEBATE CONTINUES [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-09 19:53:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAO CU
07HAVANA22	POLITICAL PRISONERS DESCRIBE ANGUISH IN CAMAGUEY [...] (C) Summary: In a letter smuggled out of Cuba's infamous Kilo 7 prison in Camaguey, 16 political prisoners have denounced "barbaric" conditions, including violent and humiliating repression, a shortage of food, medical neglect and a visitation system "designed to destroy family ties." The lett [...]	2007-01-08 20:47:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM SOCI CU
07HAVANA317	CUBAN REGIME REMOVES JUSTICE MINISTER [...] (U) Cuban official media announced March 24 that Justice Minister Roberto Diaz Sotolongo would be replaced by Vice Minister Maria Esther Reus. Additionally, Water Resources Institute Director Jorge Luis Aspiolea would be replaced by his deputy, Rene Mesa. 2. (U) Although the regime's public ann [...]	2007-03-30 16:23:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CU
07HAVANA332	CUBA/SPAIN: MORATINOS VISIT CAUSES HARM [...] (C) Summary: Spanish Foreign Minister Moratinos' high-profile visit to Cuba, which ended April 3, gave a boost to the Cuban regime, at the expense of Cuba's democratic opposition. To the extent that Cuba and Spain have created a Human Rights "mechanism," it does not appear to obligate the Cu [...]	2007-04-04 19:21:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM CU SP
07HAVANA362	REPRESSION IN CUBA DECLINING? DON'T BELIEVE IT. [...] (C) Summary: In the eight months since Fidel Castro "delegated" power to Raul, the Cuban Government has managed to maintain and even broaden the level of repression against dissidents, while reducing the number of political prisoners. The GOC has succeeded in convincing some observers that r [...]	2007-04-13 16:23:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM SOCI CU
07HAVANA367	CUBAN OPPOSITION AGREES ON UNITY STATEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE TOP CUBAN DISSIDENT LEADERS HAVE REACHED AGREEMENT ON A UNITY TEXT, WHICH THEY REPORT WILL BE RELEASED THE EVENING OF APRIL 15. THE TEXT IS THE HANDIWORK OF OSWALDO PAYA, BUT HAS THE SIGNATURES OF MARTHA BEAITRIZ ROQUE, LAURA POLLAN, VLADIMIRO ROCA, ELIZARDO SANCHEZ, OSCAR E [...]	2007-04-14 16:45:00	US Interests Section Havana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR PREL PHUM SOCI CU
07HAVANA372	CUBAN OPPOSITION AGREES ON UNITY STATEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE TOP CUBAN DISSIDENT LEADERS HAVE REACHED AGREEMENT ON A UNITY TEXT, WHICH THEY REPORT WILL BE RELEASED THE EVENING OF APRIL 15. THE TEXT IS THE HANDIWORK OF OSWALDO PAYA, BUT HAS THE SIGNATURES OF MARTHA BEAITRIZ ROQUE, LAURA POLLAN, VLADIMIRO ROCA, ELIZARDO SANCHEZ, OSCAR E [...]	2007-04-16 17:13:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL PHUM SOCI CU
07HAVANA373	CUBA: MORE ON THE OPPOSITION UNITY DOCUMENT [...] (SBU) Pol-Econ Counselor followed up April 16 with "All United" leader Vladimiro Roca on next steps for the "Unity for Freedom" document that he and twelve other key dissidents had signed on Friday April 13 and released to the media on Sunday April 15. According to Roca, each of the original [...]	2007-04-16 17:45:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM CU
07HAVANA386	BISCET, PULIDO SUFFER IN PRISON, AND OTHER ABUSES [...] (SBU) Political Prisoners Wither Away: High-profile political prisoner Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet's wife, Elsa Morejon, visited USINT April 17 and described Biscet's deteriorated physical condition at Combinado del Este prison: Severe bucal sepsis; arterial hypertension; hypercolesterolemia; gas [...]	2007-04-19 13:22:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CU
07HAVANA5	CASTRO ALIVE FOR 48TH ANNIVERSARY OF REGIME [...] (C) Summary: Cuban media carried a New Years message from Fidel Castro noting the passing of 48 years since he assumed power, and also announcing that he is still on a slow path to recovery from his medical crisis. XXXXXXXXXXXX still believes Castro is terminally ill, even if the report from [...]	2007-01-03 18:49:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR CU
07HAVANA53	YOUNG CUBAN ACTIVISTS CONSIDER HOLDING ANOTHER [...] (C) Summary: Leaders of three influential Cuban opposition youth groups met on January 17 and warmed to the idea of holding an ambitious youth forum, possibly in March. The prospective gathering would bring together perhaps 300 youth activists from across the island. The three leaders -- Nes [...]	2007-01-18 21:08:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM SOCI CU
07HAVANA617	HOW TO SHATTER A CASTRO-PHILE'S ARGUMENTS [...] USINT is pleased to send in this distillation of the best of our briefings and responses to questions about Cuba, usually from audiences that are opposed to U.S. policy towards Cuba. These include foreign diplomats, U.S. university students and professors, U.S. congressmen and staff, U.S. jou [...]	2007-06-28 08:41:00	US Interests Section Havana	UNCLASSIFIED	PROP PREL ECON KDEM PHUM CU
07HAVANA622	CONSENSO ON-LINE: AN IMPARTIAL FORUM IN CUBA? [...] (C) SUMMARY: REINALDO ESCOBAR AND YOANI SANCHEZ, TWO OF THE DRIVING FORCES BEHIND THE INNOVATIVE AND INCREASINGLY POPULAR ON-LINE MAGAZINE CONSENSO (CONSENSUS),DISCUSSED ORIGINAL APPROACHES TO CIVIL DIALOGUE IN CUBA WITH COM MICHAEL PARMLY AND A/PAO JOHN VANCE. CONSENSO FOSTERS DISCOURSE FRO [...]	2007-06-28 16:13:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PROP SCUL
07HAVANA657	CUBAN POLITICAL PRISONERS: NOT A NUMBERS GAME [...] (SBU) Summary: The dissident "Cuban Commission on Human Rights," run by Elizardo Sanchez, published a periodic listing of political prisoners July 6, which all international media headlined as "Number of Political Prisoners in Cuba Decreases." The number cited was 246, down from 283 when the r [...]	2007-07-09 13:29:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CU
07HAVANA81	CUBAN DISSIDENTS LIVE UNDER THREAT OF DETENTION [...] (C) Summary: The Cuban Government continues to use political detentions, and to a lesser extent violence, to punish, intimidate and silence opponents of the regime. On January 22, a youth activist was taken into custody and two other dissidents recovered from street attacks. Meanwhile, the r [...]	2007-01-26 20:21:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM SOCI CU
07HAVANA88	FARINAS: CUBAN GOVT PUNISHING 4 STATE SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: The Cuban Government has punished four State Security officials in the wake of a violent attack that left two Villa Clara dissidents bruised and bloodied, according to human rights activist Guillermo Farinas. Farinas, quoting Interior Ministry sources, says the GOC forced two Stat [...]	2007-01-30 19:55:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM SOCI CU
07HAVANA897	THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN CUBAN SOCIETY [...] (C) SUMMARY: COM's attendance at the September 7 procession of Our Lady of Regla, along with his visit the following day to the Church of Our Lady of la Caridad del Cobre, offered opportunity to observe the dynamics of the Catholic Church,s place in Cuban society. Both events enjoyed large [...]	2007-09-11 16:21:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL CU
07HAVANA965	DISSIDENTS PUSH ENVELOPE WHILE REGIME ADJUSTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Leading dissident Martha Beatriz Roque organized a protest on 27 September in front of the Ministry of Justice. She handed to officials a letter for the Minister demanding the release of all political prisoners. Accompanied by eight other dissidents, MBR waited for four hours [...]	2007-10-03 07:30:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
07HELSINKI131	EMBASSY HELSINKI FOCUSES ON CLIMATE CHANGE [...] Building upon the successful U.S. - EU High Level Dialogue (HLD) on Climate Change, Clean Energy and Sustainable Development held in October 2006 in Helsinki, post is developing a series of activities to highlight the U.S. Government's pro-growth, pro-development approach for addressing climat [...]	2007-02-27 14:21:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG TSPL PREL PGOV KPAO EUN FI XG
07HELSINKI352	NEW SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT BREAKS WITH THE PAST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During their first meeting, new Speaker of Parliament Niinisto and the Ambassador discussed NATO issues and the EU's approach to Russia. The Speaker spoke warmly both of the new tone in Finnish-US relations and of the "more open dialogue on NATO" his party intends to lead now t [...]	2007-05-14 14:06:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO EUN FI
07HELSINKI549	OIL SPILL EXPERT VISITS FINLAND [...] (U) Embassy Helsinki organized a two-day visit by Dr. John Devens, Executive Director of the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council (PWSRCAC),on May 18-19, 2007. Dr. Devens was Mayor of Valdez, Alaska during the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. One of the first NGOs of its kin [...]	2007-07-19 09:13:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV OIIP EWWT EPET KPAO EN FI
07HELSINKI689	SCENESETTER: PDAS VOLKER'S SEPT. 13-15 VISIT TO [...] (SBU): The Embassy warmly welcomes you to Helsinki and views your visit as a key opportunity to advance the most important issues on the US-Finland agenda. Afghanistan and NATO top the list, as both are the subject of intense domestic political discussion right now. Many in the new governmen [...]	2007-09-07 13:24:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	FI PREL PGOV MARR
07HELSINKI75	FINLAND'S 2007 ELECTION: CONSERVATIVES MAKE THE [...] (U) January marked the unofficial opening of Finland's Parliamentary election campaign, and most of the country's eight political parties appear a bit slow coming out of the gate. To be fair, the election is still nearly two months away -- quite a long time, in the Finnish context -- and most [...]	2007-02-06 08:38:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL FI
07HELSINKI750	HELSINKI: EXPERT ADDRESSES CALIFORNIA,S AGGRESSIVE [...] (U) Using California as a model for initiatives at the state level, former Executive Director of the California Air Resources Board, Catherine Witherspoon, presented U.S. strategies for combating climate change to a wide cross section of Finnish society, including government officials, academi [...]	2007-10-03 13:31:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ENRG TRGY KPAO KGHG FI
07HILLAH55	NAJAF AND DIWANIYAH PROVINICAL ROUNDUP [...] (U) This is a PRT Najaf/Diwaniyah cable. Mark G. Davison, Leader. SUMMARY 2. (S) Local sources have provided some details regarding an April 11 raid on the main office of the Sadrist movement in Diwaniyah during the ongoing security operation. Local journalists are reportedly compl [...]	2007-04-13 09:26:00	REO Hillah	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR IZ
07HILLAH82	GOVERNOR FEELS THE HEAT, AS DOES INDEPENDENT JOURNALIST [...] (C) Summary: After a local newspaper printed a story claiming that virtually all Babil residents want Governor Salem Saleh Mehdi Al-Muslimawi to step down, the governor pushed back on the airwaves and the pages of his own paper to attempt to discredit his accusers. A few days thereafter he tra [...]	2007-06-01 13:55:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS PINR SOCI KDEM IZ IR
07HOCHIMINHCITY1079	AUGUST VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM (HO CHI MINH CITY SENIOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Eight senior editors from Ho Chi Minh City newspapers, along with a senior official from the Ho Chi Minh City Journalists Association, recently returned from a highly successful, albeit rare, opportunity to participate in a USG exchange program. As Vietnam's largest media center [...]	2007-10-22 06:42:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO OEXC PREL ASEC SCUL VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY1136	SHIFTING PRESS PARADIGM IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: While Vietnam remains far from achieving true freedom of the press, the paradigm is starting to shift across southern Vietnam. Already, the old "total control model" in which the Government of Vietnam (GVN) essentially dictated what papers should publish has given way to a "cens [...]	2007-11-09 08:37:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY157	SAIGON INSIDERS ON COMMUNIST PARTY POLITICS [...] (C/NF) : Media contacts report that the Politburo has not yet begun to focus on the planned visit of President Nguyen Minh Triet to the United States. Triet has recovered fully from his bout with prostate cancer, but politically is weak. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung is consolidating power; [...]	2007-02-14 10:22:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL CH VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY191	MEKONG DELTA PROVINCES STRUGGLE TO COMBAT TIP [...] (SBU) Officials in the Mekong Delta told us they were conducting three investigations of trafficking-in-persons (TIP) involving at least 35 women trafficked to Malaysia, Cambodia and, possibly, South Korea for sex exploitation and forced marriages. Six suspects had been arrested and an Interp [...]	2007-03-01 09:49:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL CVIS KWMN TIP ELAB SMIG SOCI TW VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY294	FATHER LY TRIED, CONVICTED AND SENTENCED IN HUE: PRELIMINARY [...] (U) Summary: Father Nguyen Van Ly, a prominent democracy activist and Catholic priest, was tried and found guilty on March 30 of progagandizing against the state. He was sentenced to eight years in prison. Two of his four co-defendents were sentenced to five to six years respectively to be [...]	2007-03-30 08:06:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY438	POLICE SCRUTINIZE THE IV PROGRAM [...] (C) Following on the heels of the arrest of Hanoi- based lawyer Nguyen Van Dai (reftel),media controlled by the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) linked Dai's dissident activities to "training" he received while in the U.S. as a beneficiary of the International Visitor and Leadership program [...]	2007-04-17 10:14:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PGOV PREL OEXC VM
07HONGKONG12	U/S LAVIN AND CITB SECRETARY WONG DISCUSS TRADE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Franklin L. Lavin, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, met with Joseph Wong, Hong Kong Commerce, Industry, and Technology Secretary on December 8 to discuss the Doha Round, the Secure Freight Initiative, anti-dumping, intellectual property rights (IPR),aviatio [...]	2007-01-03 09:45:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ETRD EINV KIPR WTO HK
07HONGKONG1698	HONG KONG'S NEXT CABINET APPROVED [...] (SBU) Summary: The Central Government, on the nomination of Hong Kong's Chief Executive (CE),Donald Tsang, approved the appointments of principal officials for the third term of the HKSAR Government, as well as five officials who will head HK's disciplined services. Biographies for each new [...]	2007-06-25 23:31:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PINR CH HK
07HONGKONG2414	STAFFDEL NELSON PURSUES FOOD/TOY SAFETY AND TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: House Energy and Commerce Committee Staff Delegation Nelson visited Hong Kong and Macau at the end of August to investigate import food and product safety, intellectual property rights and unfair trade practices. Meetings with Hong Kong and Macau government officials and private [...]	2007-09-17 01:29:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD PREL TBIO HK CH
07HONGKONG2465	BEIJING OFFICIAL VISITS HONG KONG FOR FUNERAL, [...] (C) Summary: Director Liao Hui of the PRC Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office (HKMAO) visited Hong Kong September 18 for the funeral of journalist and veteran Beijing loyalist Xu Simin. Following the funeral, attended by numerous high-level political and business figures, Liao moved to Shenzhe [...]	2007-09-21 09:31:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR CH HK SOCI
07HONGKONG603	HONG KONG'S FIRST TELEVISED CHIEF EXECUTIVE [...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong's first Chief Executive (CE) debate, televised live on March 1, included some unexpectedly lively exchanges over political reform, air pollution, education, and poverty alleviation. Incumbent CE Donald Tsang appeared restrained but also denigrated his opponent's SIPDI [...]	2007-03-02 09:49:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM SOCI CH HK
07IRANRPODUBAI17	IRANIAN WOMEN TAKE UP BANNER OF REFORM [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-28 15:08:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PHUM
07IRANRPODUBAI28	IRAN CONVICTS ECONOMIST FOR ACCEPTING FOREIGN FUNDING [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-25 12:45:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL SCUL IR
07IRANRPODUBAI35	AHMADI-NEJAD REACHES OUT TO IRANIAN DIASPORA [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-15 16:18:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON IR
07IRANRPODUBAI43	TIMING OF IRAN'S GASOLINE RATIONING TAKES ALL BY SURPRISE [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-28 04:39:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENGR EPET PGOV IR
07IRANRPODUBAI47	RECENT PUBLIC OPINION POLL TRACKS WITH IRPO'S ANECDOTAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-11 13:16:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV KPLS IR
07IRANRPODUBAI50	IRAN ANNOUNCES ESFANDIARI, TAJBAKHSH INVESTIGATION OVER, BUT [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-13 13:14:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IR CASC
07IRANRPODUBAI69	PRESS TV - IRAN'S PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ENTERS GLOBAL STAGE [...] (SBU) Summary: Iran's 24-hour satellite English language news station, Press TV, began operations in July 2007. It has moved quickly to establish itself through widely dispersed correspondents, a large staff in Tehran and London, aggressive recruitment of guests, and generally high quality con [...]	2007-11-26 11:19:00	Iran RPO Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PROP SCUL IR
07ISLAMABAD1176	NATIONWIDE PROTESTS FOLLOW CHIEF JUSTICE'S [...] (C) Summary. President Musharraf's March 9 suspension of Supreme Court Chief Justice Ifthikar Chaudhry has ignited the ire of Pakistan,s legal community and consumed the attention of the press and intelligentsia. Hundreds -- perhaps thousands -- of lawyers and other sympathizers protested na [...]	2007-03-13 14:51:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET//NOFORN	PK PREL PGOV
07ISLAMABAD119	EMBASSY PROTESTS ASSAULT ON NEW YORK TIMES [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-09 09:18:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PK PREL
07ISLAMABAD1234	VIOLENCE ERUPTS AT DEMONSTRATIONS OVER CHIEF [...] (C) Fighting broke out between the police and demonstrators in front of Pakistan's Supreme Court the afternoon of March 16, the second day of the Supreme Judicial Council's proceeding against Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. Demonstrations in other cities around Pakistan were tense [...]	2007-03-16 12:29:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PK PNAT PREF PREL
07ISLAMABAD1607	INTERIOR MINISTER OUTLINES NEXT STEPS FOR [...] (C) During an April 10 meeting with Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs John Gastright SIPDIS and the Charge, Minister of Internal Affairs and Chairman of Pakistan's Jirga Commission Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao said that the Pak-Afghan Jirga Commission meeting schedul [...]	2007-04-11 13:20:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PK AF
07ISLAMABAD1631	CODEL LOWEY MEETS WITH PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-12 12:44:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	ASEC PGOV PHUM PK PREL
07ISLAMABAD1647	3,000 WOMEN, A MOSQUE, AND GUNS: A STORY ANY [...] (C) Fiery headlines in the Pakistani and international press about Islamabad's Red (Lal) Mosque and the adjacent women's madrassah (seminary) could lead readers to believe that talibanization has spread to Islamabad -- or that extremism has appeared suddenly at the Red Mosque. In reality, [...]	2007-04-13 06:36:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL
07ISLAMABAD1659	ANOTHER COUNCIL MEETING, ANOTHER ROUND OF PROTESTS [...] (SBU) The Supreme Judicial Council met again on April 13 to continue hearings on "non-functional" Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry. Initial media reports indicate the proceedings focused on the composition of the Supreme Judicial Council. Media outlets reported Chaudhry's head lawyer, Aitzaz [...]	2007-04-13 11:53:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL PK
07ISLAMABAD1687	AMBASSADOR TAHIR-KHELI'S ISLAMABAD VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary. Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State for Women's Empowerment Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli met with a wide spectrum of government officials, civil society, and media -- and garnered significant media coverage -- during her March 14-19 visit to Islamabad. Her interlocutors p [...]	2007-04-16 12:12:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI KWMN PK
07ISLAMABAD1737	CHIEF JUSTICE UPDATE: ORDERLY PROTESTS, SUPREME [...] (SBU) THE HEARING: The Supreme Judicial Council handling the reference against suspended Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry met today (April 18) and, as expected, adjourned without major developments. The next hearings are scheduled for April 24, May 2 and May 3. Meanwhile, Chief Justice Chaudh [...]	2007-04-18 13:09:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PINS PREL PK
07ISLAMABAD1780	CHIEF JUSTICE CONTROVERSY: THE SUPREME COURT SET [...] (C) In an April 20 meeting, Aitzaz Ahsan, lead counsel for non-functioning Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, updated poloffs on the legal proceedings against his client. On April 18, Aitzaz appeared before the Supreme Judicial Council hearing Chaudhry's case and demanded that three justices o [...]	2007-04-20 11:15:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL
07ISLAMABAD1783	CHIEF JUSTICE CONTROVERSY: THE SUPREME COURT SET [...] (C) In an April 20 meeting, Aitzaz Ahsan, lead counsel for non-functioning Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, updated poloffs on the legal proceedings against his client. On April 18, Aitzaz appeared before the Supreme Judicial Council hearing Chaudhry's case and demanded that three justices o [...]	2007-04-20 11:58:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL
07ISLAMABAD1994	MUSHARRAF AND KARZAI IN ANKARA: AN INTERIM [...] (C) Summary: Working-level contacts at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told us May 3 that the April 30 meeting between Presidents Musharraf, Karzai, and Sezer reinforced Pakistan and Afghanistan's common commitment to fighting the Taliban. The meeting also presented opportunities to further [...]	2007-05-03 13:33:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PK PREL AF PGOV
07ISLAMABAD2017	CHIEF JUSTICE UPDATE-- MAY 4 [...] (C) The legal process to decide the fate of Pakistan's Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry has split into two concurrent tracks -- one in the Supreme Court and the other in the Supreme Judicial Council. Both bodies resumed hearings May 2 and 3 on the reference against the Chief Justice. Acting C [...]	2007-05-04 12:10:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL PK
07ISLAMABAD2193	ALL QUIET IN KARACHI; NO ONE YET HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR VIOLENCE [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-16 11:49:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PK PREL
07ISLAMABAD2270	RED MOSQUE ISSUE FLARES UP AGAIN [...] (C) In what has become a recurring spectacle in Islamabad, mosque supporters and seminary students-- better known as the Red Mosque brigade-- have again "kidnapped" police to draw attention to their demands. On May 18, the Red Mosque (Lal Masjid) "brigade" captured four plain-clothes police off [...]	2007-05-21 12:41:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PK PREL PTER
07ISLAMABAD2334	RED MOSQUE RELEASES POLICE OFFICERS [...] (C) On May 24, the Red Mosque (Lal Masjid) brigade released the last two police officers kidnapped on May 18. The other two officers had been released on May 19. (Note. The Red Mosque "brigade" is a group of supporters and madrassa students who are often seen outside the mosque wielding large [...]	2007-05-25 09:21:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ASEC PGOV PK

07ISLAMABAD2378	DISARMING KARACHI: A WORTHY BUT CURRENTLY UNLIKELY GOAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-30 11:16:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PK PREL PTER
07ISLAMABAD2401	UPDATE ON MUSHARRAF'S POLITICAL SITUATION [...] (SBU) Frequently Asked Questions about President Musharraf's current political problems. 2. (C) Q: Is Musharraf in as much trouble as some Western journalists indicate? A: No, but he is not as strong politically as he was four or five months ago. 2007 is an election year in Pakistan, and the P [...]	2007-05-31 13:13:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	ASEC KDEM PGOV PHUM PK PREL PINS
07ISLAMABAD2494	GOVERNMENT PLACES RESTRICTIONS ON MEDIA [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-05 13:23:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PK PREL
07ISLAMABAD2526	WHAT HAPPENED TO PRESS FREEDOM IN PAKISTAN? [...] (C) On March 24, President Musharraf told Ambassador Crocker that Musharraf intended to fire the head of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Agency (PEMRA),whose heavy handed interventions during the early stages of the Chief Justice controversy had been "unhelpful and wrong" (ref C). I [...]	2007-06-06 14:40:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PK
07ISLAMABAD2544	POLICE ARREST HUNDREDS THROUGHOUT PUNJAB PROVINCE [...] (C) According to media reports, Pakistani police have arrested between 800 and 1,200 people -- mostly political party workers -- throughout Punjab over the last few days. Rahat Quddusi, special advisor to Punjab's Chief Minister, said that the arrests are an effort to maintain law and order, a [...]	2007-06-07 12:02:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PK
07ISLAMABAD2547	PAKISTAN MEDIA SITUATION: JUNE 7 UPDATE [...] (SBU) MEDIA PROTESTS IN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. Evening of June 6, the Pakistani press corps that regularly covers the National Assembly began a "walk-out" from the Assembly to protest the new PEMRA ordinance regulating the electronic media (see para 2). According to a media contact, while Parlia [...]	2007-06-07 13:24:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KPAO PK
07ISLAMABAD2574	FEDERAL RAILWAYS MINISTER DEFENDS MEDIA CRACKDOWN [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-08 13:13:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PK PREL PTER
07ISLAMABAD2699	CHIEF JUSTICE CASE: SUPREME COURT DEFERS RULING [...] BACKGROUND: In early March, President Musharraf presented a reference (charge sheet) to the Chief Justice of Pakistan. The same day, the President ordered the establishment of a "Supreme Judicial Council" to decide the merits of the reference against the Chief Justice and declared the judge [...]	2007-06-18 13:22:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PK
07ISLAMABAD2905	SITREP ISLAMABAD 20:00 LOCAL -- CONFRONTATION AT RED MOSQUE [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-03 15:55:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PHUM PK PTER
07ISLAMABAD3022	RED MOSQUE SITREP -- JULY 11, 1630 LOCAL [...] (U) Summary: The military operation launched against the Red Mosque at 0400 on July 10 continued for over 30 hours until 1030 on July 11. As of 1630, security forces continue to do a room-by-room search of the mosque compound but are no longer facing armed resistance. Militant cleric Abdul Rash [...]	2007-07-11 11:41:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PGOV PK
07ISLAMABAD3028	RED MOSQUE SITREP -- JULY 12, 1300 LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Security forces continue to sweep the Red Mosque for any remaining weapons, but military operations are complete. The military has still not allowed journalists or other observers to the site of the Red Mosque as of 1300 July 12. The media is reporting 287 people killed in "Oper [...]	2007-07-12 09:52:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PGOV PK
07ISLAMABAD3269	RED MOSQUE FLARES UP AGAIN, SUICIDE BLAST AT [...] (U) Security forcces have re-taken the Red Mosque after July 27 demonstrations. Hundreds of unarmed religious students and local attendees of Friday prayers protested the re-opening of the Red Mosque. Refusing to pray behind the government-appointed prayer leader Maulana Ashfaq, protesters rem [...]	2007-07-27 13:41:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC PGOV PK
07ISLAMABAD4107	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH PAKISTAN'S [...] (C) Summary: On September 13, Deputy Secretary Negroponte met with Minister of Interior Sherpao. Sherpao praised the recent jirgas with Afghanistan and said Pakistan would move quickly to appoint its follow up team. Sherpao briefed the participants on the ongoing efforts by both the Pakistani [...]	2007-09-24 14:17:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PK
07ISLAMABAD4209	REACTION TO PRO-MUSHARRAF RULING [...] (C) Summary: Musharraf's spokesman lauded the September 28 Supreme Court ruling allowing the President to run for re-election in uniform and called on all sides to respect the rule of law. Musharraf's coalition partner, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM),called on Musharraf to doff his unifor [...]	2007-09-29 13:02:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK
07ISLAMABAD4235	ISLAMABAD POLICE CHIEF SUSPENDED ON SUPREME COURT [...] (C) Responding to the violence used to quell lawyers' protests in Islamabad September 29, the Supreme Court ordered the arrest and suspension of the Islamabad Police Inspector and two of his deputies. GOP Interior Secretary Syed Kamal Shah responded by suspending Islamabad's Police Inspector [...]	2007-10-02 02:04:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK
07ISLAMABAD4421	PAKISTAN SERIOUS ABOUT POLIO ERADICATION [...] (SBU) Economic Counselor and Economic Specialist met with Ministry of Health (MOH) Director General Lieutenant General (retired) Shahida Malik to deliver reftel demarche October 11. MOH Polio Country Coordinating officer Dr. Rehan Hafiz also attended the meeting. The Minister of Health is [...]	2007-10-12 13:49:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KSCA PK
07ISLAMABAD4439	AMCITS SHOULD AVOID KARACHI OCTOBER 18 [...] (SBU) Expecting up to a half million people to turn out for the October 18 arrival in Karachi of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Benazir Bhutto, the U.S. Consulate in Karachi has issued the below Demonstration Notice (para 2). Bhutto's arrival party alone will be in the hundreds, includin [...]	2007-10-17 11:07:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC PREL PGOV PK
07ISLAMABAD4472	BHUTTO'S HOMECOMING [...] (C) Summary: After over eight years in self-imposed exile, Pakistan People's Party leader Benazir Bhutto returned to Karachi October 18. Hundreds of thousands greeted her at the airport, while thousands of security personnel guarded her against terrorist assassination threats. Bhutto returns [...]	2007-10-18 13:43:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PK
07ISLAMABAD4701	HEAVY-HANDED IMPLEMENTATION OF PAKISTAN STATE OF [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: Post is concerned that the Pakistani government has used excessive force and no judgment in its implementation of the state of emergency and the Provision Constitutional Order (PCO). On Monday, November 5, we recommend a call from a seventh floor principal to P [...]	2007-11-04 13:42:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPAO PK
07ISLAMABAD4713	MGPK01:SITREP 05, AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD; LAWYERS' [...] (C) SUMMARY. Despite growing scattered protests by lawyers, the streets in Pakistan remain largely quiet. The number of lawyers, human rights activists, and opposition figures detained by the Government of Pakistan continues to grow. During a briefing for the diplomatic corps, Musharraf appear [...]	2007-11-05 09:31:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL AEMR AMTG ASEC CASC KFLO PINR PK
07ISLAMABAD4754	MGPK01: SITREP 08, AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD: LAWYERS' [...] (C) Summary: Overall, the country remains calm. Sporadic lawyers' demonstrations occurred through the country, some involving police beatings of journalists and activists. The government agreed in theory to release 50-60 human rights activists in Lahore, but a paperwork glitch postponed thei [...]	2007-11-06 14:31:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AEMR AMGT CASC KFLO PGOV PINR PK PREL
07ISLAMABAD4797	MGPK01: SITREP 12, ELECTIONS TO BE HELD BY FEB 15; [...] (C) Summary: President Musharraf announced today that national elections would take place before February 15 and that he would resign as Chief of Army Staff when the newly constituted Supreme Court rules on his election case. Bhutto exhorted supporters to join a PPP rally in Rawalpindi Novemb [...]	2007-11-08 14:32:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR AMGT CASC KFLO PGOV PINR PK PREL
07ISLAMABAD4814	MGPK01: SITREP 15, AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD: BHUTTO [...] (C) Summary: Pakistan People's Party leader Benazir Bhutto retreated back into her house late November 9 after attempting to go to Rawalpindi to lead her party's demonstration. Her Islamabad home is now surrounded by police and barricades, a virtual if not yet official house arrest. Bhutto v [...]	2007-11-09 13:24:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PK AEMR AMGT CASC KFLO PINR
07ISLAMABAD4816	MGPK01: SITREP 16, AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD: BHUTTO [...] (C) Summary: The GOP lifted the virtual house arrest on Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Benazir Bhutto. Ambassador raised Amcit and civil society detainees cases with Interior Minister. Lahore CG met separately with human rights activist Asma Jahangir and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) leader Liaq [...]	2007-11-10 09:18:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR AMGT CASC KFLO PGOV PINR PK PREL
07ISLAMABAD4818	MGPK01: SITREP 17, AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD: MUSHARRAF [...] (C) Summary: President Musharraf was scheduled to give a press conference at 1400 local time; we will provide immediate follow-up information on his remarks for the Department. Pakistan People's Party leader Benazir Bhutto moves to Lahore today in preparation for a planned "long march" Novem [...]	2007-11-11 10:16:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PK PREL AEMR AMGT CASC KFLO PINR
07ISLAMABAD4864	"LIKE MINDED" GROUP: REACTIONS TO ELECTIONS UNDER [...] (C/NF) Summary: International donors for Pakistan's pro-democracy programs are growing increasingly skeptical that the government can reverse actions related to the state of emergency in time to stave off aid cuts or decisions to cancel election observation missions. Post continues to caution [...]	2007-11-15 12:13:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PK PREL PINR AEMR KFLO CASC
07ISLAMABAD4869	MGPK01: SITREP 21, AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD: IMRAN KHAN [...] (C) Summary: CNN, BBC and some local private TV news channels are back on the air. CG Lahore met with Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Benazir Bhutto, still under house arrest, in Lahore today. The PPP announced it would try again to launch the "long march" from Lahore to Islamabad; th [...]	2007-11-15 12:30:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR AMGT CASC KFLO PGOV PINR PK PREL
07ISLAMABAD4876	MGPK01: SITREP 22, AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD: BHUTTO [...] (C) Summary: The government this morning released PPP leader Benazir Bhutto and human rights activist Asma Jahangir. Senate Chairman Soomro today was sworn-in as Pakistan's caretaker prime minister. Musharraf amended the Provisional Constitutional Order to give the president and not the Chief [...]	2007-11-16 09:10:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR AMGT CASC KFLO PGOV PINR PK PREL
07ISLAMABAD4895	MGPK01: SITREP 23, AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD: NEGROPONTE [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary met with National Security Advisor Tariq Aziz and telephoned Pakistan People's Party leader Benazir Bhutto November 16; he met with President Musharraf and Vice Chief of Army Staff Kayani on November 17. The GOP officially shut down Geo TV overnight, which had s [...]	2007-11-17 10:09:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PK AEMR AMGT CASC KFLO PINR PREL
07ISLAMABAD4925	MGPK01: SITREP 24, AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD: [...] (C) Summary: The reconstituted Supreme Court dismissed most of the petitions against Musharraf's re-election when opposition attorneys refused to recognize the panel's authority. One petition remains for a November 22 hearing. Depending on the outcome of the case, Musharraf may be free to tak [...]	2007-11-19 13:03:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PK AEMR AMGT CASC KFLO PINR PREL
07ISLAMABAD4990	WEEKLY ROUNDUP: COURT CLEARS WAY FOR MUSHARRAF'S [...] (C) Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed the final case challenging Musharraf's candidate eligibility, clearing the way for him to re-take the presidential oath of office as a civilian, possibly as early as this weekend. Musharraf issued new constitutional amendments to provide himself legal [...]	2007-11-23 12:07:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR AMGT CASC KFLO PGOV PINR PK PREL
07ISLAMABAD4994	PAKISTAN: SLOW PROGRESS ON RESTORING POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: The government of Pakistan is making slow progress on restoring political rights under the still enforced state of emergency. The GOP's apparent "catch and release" policy and the bureaucratic lag between national release announcements and actual action at the local level make it [...]	2007-11-23 15:32:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PK PREL
07ISLAMABAD4995	MEETING WITH EU AMBASSADORS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with several EU ambassadors November 22 to brief them on the Deputy Secretary's recent visit and encourage their nations' continued support for election observer missions. See reftel requesting demarche in Brussels. The group agreed on goals of: (1) on-time electi [...]	2007-11-23 16:21:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL
07ISLAMABAD5099	PAKISTAN UPDATE: WEEK OF NOVEMBER 26 [...] (C) Summary: Sporadic protests by lawyers, journalists and students continued around the country the week of November 26, and opposition political party leaders continued to debate whether to boycott the January 8 elections. In the wake of Pervez Musharraf's retirement as Chief of Army Staff, [...]	2007-11-30 14:17:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PK
07ISLAMABAD516	PAKISTAN'S "INFLUENTIAL WOMEN" NOMINEES [...] Embassy Islamabad nominates the following outstanding Pakistani female leaders for inclusion in the Women's Empowerment Strategy Session. The list includes women who represent the vast range of ethnicities, political affiliations, and vocations in Pakistan. --Ms. Sumaira Malik Federal Mi [...]	2007-01-31 07:12:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL PK
07ISLAMABAD5160	USG SUPPORT FOR CREDIBLE PAKISTANI ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary: Pakistanis will go to the polls on January 8 to choose new National and Provincial Assemblies. It appears that none of the three major parties will receive enough votes to independently form a government, so political vote swapping and coalition building is in full swing. Pakista [...]	2007-12-05 14:10:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PK PREL EAID PHUM
07ISLAMABAD5305	PAKISTAN ELECTIONS: PREPARATION AND MONITORING [...] (SBU) Summary. December 15 was the last day for candidates to withdraw or change political parties in the run-up to Pakistan's January 8 parliamentary elections. All the major parties will contest the election and are now heavily engaged in campaigning. USG- and international donor-sponso [...]	2007-12-18 10:25:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PK
07ISLAMABAD637	SUPREME COURT'S DEMAND TO ACCOUNT FOR MISSING DRAWS LIMITED GOVERNMENT COOPERATION [...] (C) On October 9, 2006, after agitation by human rights organizations and repeated public protests by family members, the Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered the Government to locate 41 missing Pakistanis believed to have been arrested by government authorities and subsequently held incommunicado, of [...]	2007-02-08 08:05:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PTER PHUM PK
07ISTANBUL1016	IRANIAN CARS HIT TURKISH ROADS: "BUSINESS AS [...] (SBU) According to Turkish press accounts, MYS Otomotive, a Turkish automotive distribution company, has begun to sell Iranian-made cars throughout Turkey. Partnering with Iran's Khodro Company (IKCO),one of the Middle East's largest car companies, MYS Otomotive is selling two Khodro models [...]	2007-11-28 06:42:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL IR TU
07ISTANBUL148	ISTANBUL JANUARY PD ACTIVITIES [...] Summary: Istanbul PAS activities in January 2007 included organizing an official visit by the Consul General to Kocaeli, an industrial province east of Istanbul; a round-table discussion with a group of young journalists; and a radio interview with one of Turkey's leading intellectuals. In a [...]	2007-02-23 15:10:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO PREL TU
07ISTANBUL167	FROM THE VISA LINE: WINTER'S TALES [...] (SBU) Summary: From the Visa Line is a reporting vehicle encompassing vignettes, anecdotes and observations from Istanbul Consular officers' daily interactions with applicants. In recent months, some applicants have cited the increasingly nationalist climate in Turkey as a factor motivating th [...]	2007-03-02 10:45:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CVIS SOCI CASC KFRD KPAO TU
07ISTANBUL209	SCA'S FEIGENBAUM AND DEUTSCH IN ISTANBUL: [...] (SBU) Summary. SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum and Senior Advisor Robert Deutsch held meetings in Istanbul February 27 with business and NGO interlocutors regarding Central Asia (reftels),with a heavy focus on Turkmenistan. Businessman Ahmet Calik counseled a step-by-step approach to working with [...]	2007-03-15 12:51:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TX
07ISTANBUL347	ISTANBUL FEBRUARY-APRIL PD ACTIVITIES [...] Summary: During the February-April period, PAS Istanbul's efforts concentrated on addressing press reports claiming U.S. "inactivity" on the PKK in northern Iraq and on speculations that Armenia "Genocide" resolutions in both the House and the Senate were expected to pass. We also organized [...]	2007-04-25 08:55:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO PREL TU
07ISTANBUL353	A GATHERING OF GULENISTS, WITH A SPLASH OF SCOTCH [...] (C) Summary. An April 17 gathering of journalists, academicians, religious and political leaders either merely familiar with, sympathetic to or loyal followers of Fethullah Gulen painted a picture of the self-exiled, U.S.-based Turkish religious leader as a compassionate and tolerant humanit [...]	2007-04-27 14:41:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TU
07ISTANBUL42	SITREP 2. DINK ASSAILANT ARRESTED; HIGH LEVEL [...] (U) In the aftermath of the January 19 murder in Istanbul of Agos weekly editor and founder Hrant Dink, his suspected assailant, 17-year old Ogun Samast, was arrested by Turkish National Police Saturday evening as he stepped off a bus in Samsun en route to his home in Trabzon after his father [...]	2007-01-22 12:27:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TU
07ISTANBUL624	STAFFDEL MAKOVSKY/GUREVICH DISCUSS ELECTIONS, VIEW [...] (C) Summary. In separate July 7 meetings, House Committee on Foreign Affairs (HCFA) Senior Staff Members Alan Makovsky and Gene Gurevich discussed the July 22 parliamentary elections, the possibility of a cross-border operation (CBO) into northern Iraq, and the effects of a possible U.S. Arm [...]	2007-07-13 06:24:00	Consulate Istanbul	SECRET	PGOV PREL TU
07ISTANBUL855	AN IRANIAN ACTIVIST'S ADVICE ON REACHING THE [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-21 04:50:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM IR TU
07ISTANBUL928	IFTAR SEASON IN ISTANBUL [...] (C) Summary and comment. Iftar dinners traditionally highlight family, tranquillity and solidarity. While U.S.-Turkey friendship and cooperation were themes at most iftars, guests often noted challenges in the relationship. The Consul General hosted our first Iftar on September 18, in honor [...]	2007-10-16 15:24:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
07JAKARTA1246	EMBASSY POSTPONES JULY JCET WITH KOPASSUS [...] (C) Embassy Country Team discussed possible responses to reports that Tommy Suharto was feted at the 55th anniversary celebration of the Indonesian Army Special Forces (KOPASSUS) on DATE. Unless otherwise directed, Embassy intends to postpone indefinitely the Joint Combined Exercise Training [...]	2007-05-02 08:21:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM PGOV ID
07JAKARTA1266	PAPUA GOVERNOR UPDATES CHARGE ON DEVELOPMENT, [...] (SBU) Summary. Papua Governor Barnabas Suebu told Charge on April 23 in Papua that he was making headway in his efforts to heal the rift between Papua and neighboring West Irian Jaya province and to implement his village-based development program. The two provinces' governors signed a miles [...]	2007-05-04 08:08:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID ID
07JAKARTA1475	COMMISSION OF TRUTH AND FRIENDSHIP HEARINGS IN [...] (C) Summary: The May 2-5 hearings of the Commission of Truth and Friendship Indonesia-Timor Leste (CTF) primarily provided opportunities for a series of present and former Indonesian government officials to lay out their theses on the violence of the time. At no time did any official concede [...]	2007-05-24 11:46:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINS TT ID
07JAKARTA152	Central Sulawesi: Police, Laskar Mujahiddin Clash After [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Central Sulawesi police and Detachment 88 raided two safe houses in Poso, Central Sulawesi on the morning of January 11, 2006 killing two and capturing 4 members of Laskar Mujahiddin (LM) on their "most wanted" list of 29 terrorists operating in the province. A Poso police offic [...]	2007-01-18 09:26:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PINS PGOV PNAT PHUM KJUS KISL CACS ID
07JAKARTA1585	CENTRAL SULAWESI ON THE ROAD TO NORMALCY [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE HANDLE ACCORDINGLY. THIS CABLE IS A JOINT REPORT FROM EMBASSY JAKARTA AND CONSULATE GENERAL SURABAYA. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a recent visit to Central Sulawesi's former conflict areas, Mission officers clearly saw the beginning of a return to normalcy. [...]	2007-06-08 06:36:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER ECON PHUM PINR ID
07JAKARTA1646	WAHID INSTITUTE, WIESENTHAL CENTER CO-HOST [...] (U) On June 12, the Wahid Institute, an Indonesian non-governmental organization (NGO) founded by former president Abdurrahman Wahid (aka Gus Dur),co-sponsored a one-day conference in Bali on "Tolerance between Religions: A Blessing for All Creation" with the Simon Wiesenthal Center's Museum [...]	2007-06-13 10:21:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KISL ID
07JAKARTA1933	SCENESETTER FOR EEB A/S SULLIVAN VISIT TO JAKARTA [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Jakarta welcomes you to Indonesia. Yours will be the first high-level State Department economic visit here in several years. We encourage you to make a strong pitch for OPIC to facilitate U.S. investment, for exploratory discussion of a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT [...]	2007-07-16 11:04:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON ENRG KCOR PGOV ID
07JAKARTA194	CENTRAL SULAWESI: POLICE ATTACK LASKAR MUJAHIDDIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over 500 members Qthe Central Sulawesi police and Detachment 88 raided the Laskar Mujahiddin (LM) stronghold area of Gebang Rejo Subdistrict, Poso City, Central Sulawesi on the morning of January 22, 2007, resulting at the latest count in 16 dead, 18 injured and 24 captured LM mem [...]	2007-01-23 10:39:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC ID KISL KJUS KPAO PGOV PHUM PINS PNAT
07JAKARTA229	POSO REMAINS CALM AFTER POLICE RAID [...] (C) Summary. Poso, Central Sulawesi is currently calm several days following the raid by police and Detachment 88 of the Muslim militant stronghold of Gebang Rejo Subdistrict. Reaction from the local and national Muslim community has been muted although even moderate Muslim figures are gene [...]	2007-01-26 09:00:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PHUM PINS PNAT PTER KJUS KPAO KISL
07JAKARTA2311	MUNIR CASE: STUNNING REVELATIONS AT HEARING [...] (C) Summary: Witnesses and documentation presented in court August 22 implicated the Indonesian Intelligence Agency (BIN) in a conspiracy to murder human rights activist Munir. Prosecutors still face an uphill battle in proving their case in the face of witnesses recanting previous statements [...]	2007-08-23 09:23:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KJUS ID
07JAKARTA2423	Disputed election sparks violence in Aceh [...] (U) This is a joint Medan - Jakarta message. 2. (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 3. (SBU) Summary: Clashes broke out at the inauguration of the new regent for Southeast Aceh District on September 1. A dozen demonstrators were arrested, 16 peo [...]	2007-09-04 09:30:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PINR KDEM ID
07JAKARTA2442	HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION REVAMPS, AIMS FOR A FRESH [...] (C) Human rights activists say they are hopeful that the new members and new chair of Indonesia's National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM) will pave the way for a more pro-active body. We understand that the new team will lobby for amendments to several of Indonesia's core human righ [...]	2007-09-05 06:57:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR ID
07JAKARTA2468	AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON CHAIRMAN OF INDONESIA'S [...] (C) Summary: During Ambassador Hume's September 5 courtesy call on Hasyim Muzadi, Chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama, Indonesia's largest mass-Muslim organization, Muzadi spoke candidly about his concern over U.S. foreign policy. He also emphasized NU's efforts to promote mainstream Islam. The Amb [...]	2007-09-06 10:22:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KISL PINR ID
07JAKARTA248	GOI GAINING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR POSO ACTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Over the past several days the GOI has done better in publicly justifying its January 22 actions against armed militants in Poso and in gaining the support of some national Muslim leaders in bringing calm to the situation. In particular, Vice President Jusuf Kalla met with Musl [...]	2007-01-30 09:04:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS PGOV PNAT PHUM KJUS KISL ASEC ID
07JAKARTA2598	CENTRAL SULAWESI - POSO: ECONOMIC RECOVERY KEY TO [...] (U) This is a joint Surabaya - Jakarta message. 2. (C) Summary: While interlocutors describe the current security situation in Poso, Central Sulawesi, as "good," all agree that economic development is critical to Poso's stability. Extremists continue to eye Central Sulawesi's young and po [...]	2007-09-17 07:44:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EAID ID
07JAKARTA2772	INDONESIA -- RAMPING UP THE PRESSURE ON THE [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulates Medan and Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Mission continued a robust outreach campaign to press the Indonesian government and legislature for stronger action on Burma. Indonesian students and NGO activists continued to protest in front of the Bu [...]	2007-10-01 10:23:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ID BM
07JAKARTA2784	INDONESIA AND BURMA: GOI OFFERS TO PLAY A ROLE [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Mission continues to press Indonesia for a stronger stance regarding the Burmese regime's crackdown. Charge was told that President Yudhoyono has extended an offer to the Burmese regime to help it establish a dialogue w [...]	2007-10-02 10:48:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM ID BM
07JAKARTA2819	PAPUA -- ENCOURAGING INDONESIA TOWARD GREATER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Seeking GOI support for planned USG visits to Papua, poloff met October 4 with key Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) Papua contact. Poloff--more generally--also pressed for greater access for diplomats and foreign media. Contact responded that DEPLU was committed to greater [...]	2007-10-04 09:52:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS KPAO ID
07JAKARTA2917	BURMA -- URGING INDONESIA TO SUPPORT GAMBARI'S [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Pol/C reviewed Ref A points with GOI officials. They expressed full support for UN Special Envoy Gambari's efforts and said Indonesia is examining steps meant to facilitate his mission. As part of his SE Asia trip, [...]	2007-10-16 10:40:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO PHUM ID BM
07JAKARTA300	TSUNAMI RECOVERY AND TRANSFORMATION - ACEH AT TWO YEARS [...] (SBU) Summary. Aceh is undergoing a remarkable transformation and recovery since the devastating December 2004 tsunami. All displaced persons are out of tents and in houses or temporary shelters. New or renovated houses are everywhere and the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC)' [...]	2007-02-05 08:46:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV KCOR EINV ID
07JAKARTA3027	PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO'S POLITICAL PROSPECTS [...] (S) SUMMARY: As President Yudhoyono (SBY) moves into the fourth year of his five-year term, his political prospects are strong. His poll numbers remain robust and he can take comfort in knowing that no compelling challengers have emerged yet to contest the 2009 election. Nonetheless, there [...]	2007-10-30 06:47:00	Embassy Jakarta	SECRET	PGOV KDEM KISL PINR ID
07JAKARTA3223	INDONESIA REACTS TO REPORT ON JOURNALIST KILLINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY: An Australian coroner's report released November 16 accuses the Indonesian Military (TNI) of deliberately "executing" five foreign journalists in East Timor in 1975. An Australian Embassy contact in Jakarta told Pol/C that he has reviewed the conclusions of the report with the [...]	2007-11-21 09:25:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	AU ID PGOV PHUM PREL TT
07JAKARTA3225	IRAN -- FLURRY OF INDONESIAN TRAVEL TO TEHRAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: President Yudhoyono reportedly intends to travel to Tehran in December, apparently in lieu of Vice President Kalla's canceled Iran visit. Parliamentary Speaker Laksono is currently in Tehran under the auspices of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA). Parliamentarian Ade Nasut [...]	2007-11-21 10:24:00	Embassy Jakarta	SECRET	PREL PGOV MNUC ID IR XF
07JAKARTA3245	INDONESIA WELCOMES NEW AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesian reaction to the Australian election has been upbeat, almost effusive. The GOI has invited PM-elect Rudd to visit Jakarta in the near-term (Rudd reportedly will also travel to Bali soon for the UN Climate Change meeting). Pol/C spoke with top foreign policy analyst D [...]	2007-11-26 08:21:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO ID AS
07JAKARTA3275	MIDDLE EAST -- UNDERSCORING THE USG'S COMMITMENT [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassifed -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The DCM and the Palestinian Ambassador to Indonesia participated in a public discussion on the Annapolis Conference on November 28. In a country where for many years such public discussions hav [...]	2007-11-29 10:03:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KISL ID IS XF
07JAKARTA3297	BURMA -- LEGISLATORS ON ASEAN CHARTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesian legislators told Pol/C that the GOI is urging speedy ratification of the ASEAN Charter. They predict that--despite concerns about Burma--the Charter will be ratified at some point next year. In the meantime, the national legislature (DPR) has approved the government' [...]	2007-12-03 09:05:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ID BM
07JAKARTA3339	EAST TIMOR -- FINDINGS OF FINAL COMMISSION REPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Indonesia Timor-Leste Commission of Truth and Friendship (CTF) is likely to cite gross human rights violations involving both pro-Indonesian and pro-independence forces in its final report to be issued in February 2008, an Indonesian Commissioner told us. The Commission is [...]	2007-12-07 04:15:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV TT ID AU
07JAKARTA3348	HUMAN RIGHTS -- PROTECTING CIVIL LIBERTIES IN [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Indonesia's new democracy continues to tackle thorny issues. A coalition of civil society groups has been lobbying hard to ensure that the new draft criminal code adequately protects civil lib [...]	2007-12-07 10:13:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KJUS PHUM PREL EAID ID
07JAKARTA3390	ISRAEL -- VISIT BY INDONESIAN MUSLIM SCHOLARS [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate General Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The visit of five moderate Indonesian Muslim leaders to Israel December 2-8 has created small ripples of criticism in Indonesia, with a few officials and religious leaders quietly criticizing the visit. T [...]	2007-12-13 08:06:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KISL ID IS XF
07JAKARTA3420	BURMA -- ACTIVISTS CALL FOR REGIONAL CONFERENCE IN [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. It also contains an Action Request in Para 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A group of approximately 40 Indonesian civil society, labor, and media representatives gathered at Pol/C's residence on December 17 to discuss way [...]	2007-12-18 07:15:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BM ID PGOV PREL EAID
07JAKARTA3471	DIPLOMATIC ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY FOR INDONESIA [...] (SBU) Summary: The United States and Indonesia have real opportunities within the bilateral relationship to move their respective environmental agendas forward. The Government of Indonesia used the recently concluded UN Climate Change Conference in Bali to highlight its environmental resources [...]	2007-12-27 09:03:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ECON EAID KPAO PREL ID
07JAKARTA3488	AI - SUPARI INTERVIEW RAISES SCIENCE VS. POLITICS ANALYSIS [...] (U) In a December 19 online interview in the journal "Nature", Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari reiterated her position that developed countries benefit from the sharing of avian influenza virus samples at the expense of poorer, developing countries (full text available at: http://emboj.org [...]	2007-12-31 05:01:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
07JAKARTA504	INDONESIA - FEB 23 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the February 16 joint media statement by the Ministry of Health (MOH) and World Health Organization (WHO),Indonesia has not yet resumed the sharing of AI samples. Various Indonesian media outlets have quoted Minister of Health Fadillah Supari as saying Indonesia will no [...]	2007-02-23 08:55:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
07JAKARTA568	Bangka Elections: Age, Guile, (and Money Politics) Propel [...] (SBU) Summary: Bangka Belitung Province very narrowly elected Eko Maulana governor on February 22. The election was plagued by flawed voter lists and other problems, but logistically ran smoothly and peacefully. Eko, an old school politician, aggressively used race and religion to attack his [...]	2007-02-28 08:55:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ID
07JAKARTA724	ENERGY AND MINING HIGHLIGHTS - February 2007 [...] Summary. Pertamina delayed naming the tender winners for partial equity in its stake of 12 oil and gas blocks on February 27. Pertamina also announced it will work with foreign companies to develop biodiesel technology. The GOI said 12 of 20 oil and gas blocks it offered for the latest tender [...]	2007-03-13 12:22:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EINV PREL ID
07JAKARTA739	DAS JOHN'S MEETINGS WITH THE ASEAN SECGEN, FOREIGN [...] (C) During a March 6-10 visit to Jakarta, EAP DAS Eric John called on Imron Cotan, Secretary General of Indonesia's Department of Foreign Affairs, ASEAN Secretary General Ong Keng Yong, and Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Dino Djalal. On March 7, Cotan welcomed DAS John's proposal to inte [...]	2007-03-14 23:43:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEAN PREL PGOV KPAL KISL AORC ID
07JAKARTA933	MARCH 28 HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON AVIAN INFLUENZA SAMPLE [...] (SBU) Indonesian Health Minister Dr. Fadilah Supari repeatedly pledged to resume sharing avian influenza (AI) samples with the international community during the March 29 "High Level Meeting on Responsible Practices for Sharing Avian Influenza Viruses and Resulting Benefit" in Jakarta. Supari [...]	2007-04-01 22:55:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC EAGR KFLU PGOV ID
07JERUSALEM1006	GAZA: 4 HAMAS DEAD IN IDF STRIKES; ROCKETS HITS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. AT LEAST 29 QASSAM ROCKETS STRUCK ISRAEL FROM MAY 27 THROUGH 1600 LOCAL MAY 30, KILLING AN ISRAELI MAN, LIGHTLY INJURING TWO OTHERS, DAMAGING THREE BUILDINGS AND AT LEAST TWO VEHICLES, AND SETTING A WHEAT FIELD ON FIRE. AN ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE KILLED TWO HAMAS MILITARY-WING MEMBE [...]	2007-05-30 14:32:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KWBG IS PTER PGOV PINS ASEC
07JERUSALEM1172	GAZA: SIX KILLED IN FACTIONAL CLASHES; NEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. AT LEAST NINE PALESTINIANS (6 FATAH OR PALESTINIAN SECURITY FORCES (PASF),AND 3 HAMAS) WERE KILLED IN RENEWED FACTIONAL VIOLENCE IN RAFAH AND GAZA CITY FROM JUNE 8 TO 1600 LOCAL ON JUNE 11. BOTH SIDES ALLEGE SEVERAL ABDUCTIONS AND ABUSE/TORTURE OF PRISONERS. HAMAS PM ISMAYIL [...]	2007-06-11 15:03:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG KPAL IS PTER ASEC
07JERUSALEM1554	PRISONERS' AFFAIRS MINISTER ON PRISONERS RELEASE, [...] (C) Summary. On July 24, newly appointed Minister of Prisoners' Affairs Ashraf al-Ajrami told PolChief that he welcomed the July 20 release of 256 prisoners, but criticized the "unilateral" nature of the release and urged Palestinian-Israeli negotiations on criteria for the release of more p [...]	2007-07-26 11:45:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM IS
07JERUSALEM1648	SETTLERS EXPANDING AROUND HEBRON [...] (C) Summary. On August 6, Poloffs visited the southern Hebron Hills. They observed how Susiya settlement and Avigail outpost are expanding and how the area's settlements and outposts stretch across the hilltops south of Hebron. PolOffs saw the IDF manning special security zones (SSZs) that e [...]	2007-08-09 14:21:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM1756	ALLON SHEVUT: PROPERTY VALUES HIGH [...] (C) SUMMARY: On 16 August Poloff visited the Allon Shevut settlement in the Gush Etzion bloc and met AmCit Regional Councilwoman Ruth Lieberman. According to Lieberman, Gush Etzion residents are more confident than ever that their community will be inside Israel in any permanent status agre [...]	2007-08-23 14:15:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS ASEC
07JERUSALEM1820	PA CLOSES 103 NGOS AND CHARITIES, MOST WITH LINKS [...] (U) PM Salam Fayyad announced August 27 a PA cabinet decision to dissolve 103 charitable and non-governmental organizations in the West Bank and Gaza due to violations of laws governing civil groups. Publicly, Fayyad denied that the action is aimed at Hamas institutions, asserting that NGO c [...]	2007-08-29 04:50:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KFTN PTER PGOV KWBG
07JERUSALEM1835	GAZA PLC MEMBER: PALESTINIANS BLAME ISRAEL, U.S [...] (C) Summary. Gaza PLC member Rawiya al-Shawwa told PolOff August 22 and 27 that most Gazans view Israel, enabled by the U.S. and EU, as the cause of Gaza's closures and poverty, not Hamas. Externally-imposed restrictions allow Hamas to claim it is the main force resisting occupation and shi [...]	2007-08-30 12:52:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG EAID PTER KDEM PREL
07JERUSALEM1863	PROMINENT FATAH FIGURES CALL FOR HAMAS TO BE [...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings on August 28, Palestine Stock Exchange (PSE) CEO Hassan Abu Libdeh and Al-Ayyam Editor Akram Haniyah told NEA DAS Robert Danin that Israeli and international support is crucial to demonstrate tangible improvement in Palestinians' daily lives. Abu Libdeh said [...]	2007-09-05 16:15:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL KWBG IS KTFN ECON EFIN
07JERUSALEM1875	GAZA GOVERNOR SLAMS HAMAS "CRIMES" AND PREDICTS [...] (C) Summary. In a September 4 meeting in Jerusalem, Gaza Governor Muhammad al-Qidwa said Hamas has stepped up harassment of Fatah and independent activists and journalists in Gaza. He called Hamas "more brutal than Israel was in 27 years of occupation" in arresting, beating and torturing pr [...]	2007-09-07 14:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG EAID PTER IS
07JERUSALEM189	GAZA NSF CHIEF: CEASEFIRE GENERALLY HOLDING, BUT [...] (S) Summary. Gaza National Security Forces (NSF) commander BG Jamal Kayyad told Poloff on January 30 that a Fatah-Hamas ceasefire is holding. However, he believes it will eventually collapse as it is not comprehensive in scope and does not address underlying Fatah-Hamas political disputes. [...]	2007-01-30 16:05:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	PREL KWBG PINS IS KPAL PTER PINR
07JERUSALEM1897	HAMAS BREAKS UP FRIDAY PUBLIC PRAYERS, BEATS [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite a Hamas ban on public prayers and measures to prevent large gatherings, thousands of Palestinians assembled in Gaza's major cities September 7, attempting to hold Friday prayers that double as anti-Hamas demonstrations. According to Arabic media and local contacts, se [...]	2007-09-10 10:12:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG PTER IS
07JERUSALEM1899	HAMAS BREAKS UP FRIDAY PUBLIC PRAYERS, BEATS [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite a Hamas ban on public prayers and measures to prevent large gatherings, thousands of Palestinians assembled in Gaza's major cities September 7, attempting to hold Friday prayers that double as anti-Hamas demonstrations. According to Arabic media and local contacts, se [...]	2007-09-10 10:12:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG PTER IS
07JERUSALEM30	FACTIONAL VIOLENCE AGAIN FLARES IN GAZA AS ABBAS [...] (SBU) Summary. After nearly a week of relative calm, Fatah-Hamas violence surged January 1-4. Hamas military wing gunmen killed two Preventive Security Organization (PSO) officers (including the PSO's Inspector General for Gaza),a Fatah official and two bodyguards on January 4, while one H [...]	2007-01-05 14:28:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KWBG PTER IS KPAL
07JERUSALEM437	NABLUS INCURSIONS ENDS AFTER ONE KILLED, DOZENS [...] (C) Summary. According to Palestinian security commanders and Arabic-language press, Israeli security forces departed Nablus late March 1 after four days of intermittent operations. The West Bank National Security Forces (NSF) commander told Poloff that the IDF entered Nablus February 25 an [...]	2007-03-02 16:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS KPAL PGOV PTER
07JERUSALEM735	QASSAM ATTACKS SPIKE; CONFLICTING HAMAS STATEMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Hamas military wing claimed responsibility for a number of Qassam rockets and mortars on April 23-24. These were the first rocket attacks claimed by Hamas since the November 2006 "tahdiya" (calm) was put in place. On a Hamas military-wing website, spokesman Abu Ubaydah s [...]	2007-04-25 14:12:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KWBG IS KPAL PTER KISL

07JERUSALEM882	GAZA SECURITY: CLASHES INTENSIFY; INTERIOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. AFTER TWO DAYS OF FATAH-HAMAS CLASHES THAT HAVE LEFT 7 DEAD AND 58 INJURED, PM ISMAYIL HANIYAH ANNOUNCED INTERIOR MINISTER (MOI) HANI AL-QAWASMI'S RESIGNATION ON MAY 14. HANIYAH SAID HE WILL ACT AS MOI UNTIL APPOINTMENT OF A NEW MINISTER. AT A MAY 14 PRESS CONFERENCE, AL-QAWAS [...]	2007-05-14 14:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS KPAL PGOV PINS
07KABUL1023	PRT/LASHKAR GAH - GOVERNOR: SECURITY LIMITS TRIBAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. In meetings March 18 and 24, Governor Wafa reiterated that the security situation was the over-riding concern in Helmand Province. He was initially dismissive of the need for significant outreach to tribal leaders on governance and development, essentially saying that "having e [...]	2007-03-28 10:11:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL1186	WORLD WATCHING DEBATES ON THE AFGHAN MEDIA LAW [...] (U) The Media Law is slated to go for parliamentary debate on April 11 amid rumors over which of five drafts - ranging from reasonably moderate to very restrictive of media content and oversight - will actually be presented and voted on. When it happens, the final debate and vote will attrac [...]	2007-04-10 13:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL1190	IRAN AND FORMER-SOVIET STATES VIE FOR INFLUENCE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Several sources within the GOA and media community have pointed out increasing efforts by Iran, Russia and former-Soviet Central Asian states to gain influence in the Afghan media. Minister of Information Abdul Karim Khoram has described Afghan culture as "under assault" from Ira [...]	2007-04-10 13:33:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM AF IR
07KABUL1191	GOA RELATIONSHIP WITH AFGHAN MEDIA REACHES [...] (U) Ongoing war in Afghanistan is taking its toll on media freedom. After initially witnessing dramatic improvements since the fall of the Taliban, Afghanistan's media has experienced a slow yet disturbing turn for the worse over the past year, including increased detention of journalists an [...]	2007-04-10 13:33:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KCUL AF IR
07KABUL1229	Afghan Media Honor Partial Ban on Taliban Reporting [...] (U) In response to the April 8, 2007, execution of an Afghan journalist by the Taliban, many Afghan media outlets are fully or partially boycotting Taliban-related news for one week. While most government media already limit their reporting on the Taliban, this development is especially notew [...]	2007-04-12 14:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL1332	OUTCRY OVER AG SABIT'S REACTION TO NEGATIVE MEDIA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Angered by an April 17 news broadcast which he maintains took his comments out of context, Attorney General Sabit ordered the immediate summons of two Tolo TV news staff for questioning that evening. When Tolo TV legal advisor Mohammad Abdullah, general manager Siddiq Ahmadzada [...]	2007-04-18 15:50:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM AF
07KABUL1397	UPDATE ON FALLOUT BETWEEN TOLO TV AND AG [...] (U) In the week since the fallout between Tolo TV and Attorney General Sabit, multiple protests have been organized in support of both Tolo TV officials and the Attorney General. Reactions in the local press appear to be more balanced than those in the international media, and while the issu [...]	2007-04-25 04:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL1420	GOA TELLS ISAF THAT ITS IO CAMPAIGN UNDERMINES [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Interior on April 24 convoked public information officials from ISAF and the UK Embassy to register disapproval over a series of IO products regarding poppy eradication that UK Task Force Helmand had disseminated during its Spring campaign. The IO products at [...]	2007-04-25 15:08:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM AF
07KABUL1455	AFGHAN ERADICATION FORCE COMES UNDER HOSTILE FIRE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The U.S.-funded Afghan Eradication Force (AEF) came under hostile fire twice on April 29 during its deployment in Uruzgan province. The first time came at the beginning of the day when the AEF was initiating its operations. On the way back to base, the AEF encountered an am [...]	2007-04-29 13:40:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER SNAR PREL KCRM AF
07KABUL1559	EMBASSY SUPPORT FOR WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY [...] (U) While freedom of the press is currently a highly sensitive issue in Afghanistan, World Press Freedom Day provided the opportunity for Embassy Kabul to go on the record supporting media freedoms in Afghanistan. The Ambassador released a press statement on the issue, and the DCM attended a [...]	2007-05-08 13:19:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PREL PHUM AF
07KABUL1678	HELMAND: UK REPORT ON WAFA'S JIRGA IN GERESHK [...] This report was drafted by the British POLOFF at PRT Lashkah Gar. It is noteworthy in reporting that no Helmand Governor has visited the town of Gereshk in almost 30 years, highlighting the scale of the challenge in securing local support in Helmand. Begin text: 2. SUMMARY: Governor Waf [...]	2007-05-17 13:56:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL1691	PRT KANDAHAR: MID-MAY SECURITY ROUNDUP [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: A dramatic week was launched in Kandahar on May 12 with the killing of senior Taliban Commander Mullah Dadullah (in Helmand Province) and of Mullah Manan (in Zharey District) on May 13. Many Kandaharis were jubilant and hundreds lined up to see his body on display at Governor [...]	2007-05-20 11:30:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL17	PRT JALALABAD: INTELLECTUAL SHURAS [...] (U) SUMMARY: During three separate "intellectual shuras" in Nangahar province, PRT Jalalabad heard views from local citizens on a range of issues that touched their daily lives. Locals expressed specific concerns about the role and activities of ISAF, particularly ISAF searches and convoys. S [...]	2007-01-03 13:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL1748	MORE MODERATE THAN EXPECTED MEDIA LAW PASSES LOWER [...] (SBU) On May 22 the Lower House of Parliament passed the Media Law. The text is less restrictive than the law currently in force, based on a presidential decree. It allows foreigners to invest in all forms of media. Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA) will not be under direct Ministerial co [...]	2007-05-24 14:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM AF
07KABUL1867	NY TIMES BESTSELLER PROMPTS THREATS FOR KABUL BEAUTY SCHOOL EMPLOYEES [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-06 07:00:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PGOV PHUM PK PREF PREL PTER
07KABUL1896	POLITICAL OR PERSONAL? TWO FEMALE JOURNALISTS [...] (C) The June 5 assassination of Zakia Zaki marked the second murder of a female journalist in Afghanistan in a week. On June 1, Shakiba Sanga Amaaj, anchorwoman for Shamsad TV, was similarly gunned down at her home in Kabul. While not directly connected, the two murders have sent shock wave [...]	2007-06-08 11:37:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EAID MARR AF
07KABUL201	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO APHSCT TOWNSEND [...] (C) U.S. Embassy welcomes the visit of Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT) Frances Fragos Townsend and grants country clearance for her visit February 8-9, 2007. Country Clearance is also granted to members of the APHSCT Townsend delegation: Michele [...]	2007-01-22 06:28:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT ECON POL INTEL AF
07KABUL2246	FOLLOW-UP ON ATTACKS AND THREATS TO AFGHAN FEMALE [...] (C) Following the murders of two prominent female journalists (Zakia Zaki and Shakiba Sanga Amaj),Embassy officers met with both women's families to get further details on what happened. One case appears to have resulted from a family dispute. The family of the other victim report they hav [...]	2007-07-12 13:27:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL28	NEW AFGHAN NATIONAL COMMUNICATION COORDINATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: With active encouragement and support from the international community (IC) and especially Embassy Kabul, the Government of Afghanistan established the National Communication Coordinating Center (known as the NCCC or NC3) in early December 2006. Although the GOA is still identif [...]	2007-01-04 10:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV AF PREL PTER MOPS
07KABUL3207	KABUL -- SUMMARY OF U.S. HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRAMS FOR [...] (U) Per Reftel, Embassy Kabul is providing a summary of Post programs and activities to promote human rights in Afghanistan. This is intended for President Bush's democracy and human rights roundtable to be held at the UN General Assembly on September 25. 2. (U) Begin text: --------- [...]	2007-09-22 12:29:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA AF
07KABUL3294	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF MINISTRY OF [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior. When there are indiv [...]	2007-09-29 12:36:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4084	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF THE MINISTRY OF [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 84 Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior Headquarters. When there are [...]	2007-12-12 14:56:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4172	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DR. JONAH BLANK [...] U.S. Embassy Kabul welcomes the visit of Dr. Jonah Blank, Senate Foreign Relations Staffer and grants country clearance for the period December 29 to January 01, for fact-finding relating to ongoing war issues in Afghanistan. Control officer is Political Officer C John Long, email address lo [...]	2007-12-22 08:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC OTRA AF
07KABUL998	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR OFFICE OF WEAPONS REMOVAL [...] U.S. Embassy Kabul welcomes and grants country clearance for Stuart Harris, Marcus Carpenter and Lauren Frese to travel to Afghanistan April 3-5 2007, per reftel. All travelers who possess U.S. Department of State badges should bring their ID for identification purposes and to obtain an Emba [...]	2007-03-27 02:56:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ASEC AFIN AF
07KAMPALA1090	EAST AFRICAN FEDERATION GETS BIGGER [...] Summary. Rwanda and Burundi were admitted to the East African Community (EAC) during a regional summit in Kampala on June 18. The expanded community increased the number of member states which also includes Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. The EAC leaders committed to working together for socioe [...]	2007-07-03 13:09:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	PNAT PGOV PREL UG
07KAMPALA1224	NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (July 15-28, 2007) [...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provides information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social [...]	2007-07-27 05:15:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA1236	NORTHERN UGANDA: CURRENT TRENDS IN PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) Summary: The Juba Peace Talks are on recess while the Government of Uganda and Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) undertake consultations with various stakeholders. The break has provided many observers and the Government of Uganda an opportunity to take stock of the process and potential scen [...]	2007-07-31 11:43:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV UG SU
07KAMPALA1594	NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (SEPTEMBER 22 - OCTOBER 5, 2007) [...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provides information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social [...]	2007-10-16 12:50:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA1853	NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (November 3-30, 2007) [...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provide information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social [...]	2007-12-07 08:30:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF ASEC EAID UG SU CG
07KAMPALA463	UGANDA: GOVERNMENT CLOSURE OF NATIONTV [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government's closure of NationTV and concurrent demands on its sister organization, Monitor Publications, highlight the Ugandan Government's questionable commitment to an independent media. In exchange for allowing the station to broadcast, President Museveni has reportedly [...]	2007-03-15 10:43:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO UG
07KAMPALA871	NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (May 1-18, 2007) [...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provides information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social [...]	2007-05-22 07:35:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA909	UGANDA: CORRUPTION SCANDAL'S POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: The arrests of former health officials implicated in an immunization fund scandal has set in motion a chain of events with an uncertain outcome and potentially damaging implications for the Museveni family and other key political actors. Military and police arrested two former [...]	2007-05-29 10:04:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV KCRM UG
07KARACHI784	SINDH GOVERNOR SUMMONS THE CONSULAR CORPS TO HIGH [...] (C) Summary: On November 5, 2007, the Governor of Sindh summoned all Consuls General for a meeting to explain and justify the recent declaration of a State of Emergency. Within the one-sided conversation, the Governor touched upon press freedom, judicial activism, and how the abuse of freed [...]	2007-11-06 12:30:00	Consulate Karachi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ASEC CASC PK
07KATHMANDU1001	BHUTANESE REFUGEES WORRY ABOUT ONGOING [...] (C) Recent press reports in Nepal and India have concluded that 70,000 - 80,000 Nepali-ethnic Bhutanese, called Lhotsampa, were not permitted to participate in the mock elections held in Bhutan in April. The reports also suggested that these people might be subject to eviction from Bhutan. G [...]	2007-05-18 11:58:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL PGOV BT IN NP
07KATHMANDU1059	AMBASSADOR VISITS BHUTANESE REFUGEE CAMPS, [...] (SBU) On May 25, despite rocks thrown by Young Communist League activists in Jhapa District (ref A),the Ambassador held several successful meetings with refugee teachers, youth and the elected camp management. Questions regarding resettlement were largely practical. On May 26, Communist Par [...]	2007-05-29 13:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV BT NP
07KATHMANDU1099	OHCHR FAILING TO REPORT ON MAOIST HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) On May 31 Lena Sundh, head of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Nepal, defended her recent newspaper interview in which she slammed the failure by the Government of Nepal (GON) to implement its human rights commitments while saying nothing about Maoist abuses [...]	2007-06-04 11:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM UN NP
07KATHMANDU1116	NEPAL: MEETING LEAHY AMENDMENT CONDITIONS ON [...] (C) There is a strong case for certifying that the requirements of the Leahy Amendment for U.S. Foreign Military Financing (FMF) have been met for Nepal given the significant progress the Government of Nepal (GON) has made in restoring human rights. Resumption of FMF is also in U.S. national [...]	2007-06-05 13:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM NP
07KATHMANDU122	NEPAL: FORTY-EIGHT NEW MPS ROUND OUT INTERIM [...] (C) On the eve of the Interim Parliament's first session on January 15 (Ref A),the governing Seven Party-Alliance and the Maoists appointed representatives to fill the 48 additional seats the November 8 peace agreement had allocated to civil society (Ref B). The Maoists had previously announ [...]	2007-01-19 09:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR NP
07KATHMANDU1236	MAOISTS INTIMIDATE PRIVATE MEDIA IN NEPAL [...] (C) The decision this week by a private Nepal media house to suspend publication of its two daily newspapers in the face of Maoist pressure has fanned concern among private news executives about threats to their editorial independence. Kamana Prakashan Samuha (Pvt.) Ltd., which has resisted [...]	2007-06-22 11:20:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NP
07KATHMANDU1340	KOIRALA THANKS U.S. AND CRITICIZES YCL [...] (C) In comments to the Ambassador after serving as the guest of honor at the dedication of the New Embassy Chancery on July 11, Prime Minister (PM) Girija Prasad Koirala expressed deep concern about the intentions and goals of the Maoists. The PM was also worried about continued unrest in the [...]	2007-07-13 04:20:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM NP
07KATHMANDU1922	NEPAL: MAOIST LEADER ATTEMPTS TO EXPLAIN [...] (C) On October 29, K.B. Rokaya, a Nepali Christian leader who was recently appointed as a member of the National Human Rights Commission at the urging of the Maoists, delivered a letter dated October 28 from Krishna Mahara, in his capacity as a member of the Maoist Central Committee, via Emboff [...]	2007-10-30 10:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KDEM IN NP
07KATHMANDU1983	NEPAL'S POLITICIANS STRUGGLING TO FIND THE WAY [...] (C) Nepal's peace process, which established an interim government and brought the Maoists into the Parliament, is experiencing a crisis. Despite weeks of talks, the Six-Party Alliance and the Maoists have yet to agree on a new date for the Constituent Assembly election, which was postponed i [...]	2007-11-15 10:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM UN IN NP
07KATHMANDU2123	NEPAL CRIMINALIZES ABDUCTION [...] At the end of November, the Interim Parliament passed a law making abduction or hostage taking a criminal offense. Those convicted will now face from 4-15 years in prison and a fine ranging from Rupees 25,000 - 200,000 rupees (around USD 400 - 3,200),with longer sentences for crimes involving [...]	2007-12-27 11:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	KSEC PHUM PGOV NP
07KATHMANDU232	NEPAL: JTMM WREAKS HAVOC IN TERAI [...] (C) The Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM)(Terai People's Liberation Front),a Maoist splinter group, has played a key role in racheting up violent protests wracking Nepal's Terai, or southern belt. The JTMM broke with the Maoists in 2003 over its demand for an independent state for the Ma [...]	2007-02-01 11:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV NP
07KATHMANDU316	COMMUNIST PARTY OF BHUTAN INTENSIFIES ACTIVITIES [...] (C/NF) According to several recent reports in the Royal Government of Bhutan's (RGOB) news service and the Indian press, the Communist Party of Bhutan - Marxist Leninist Maoist (CPB) has intensified its activities in the Bhutanese refugee camps in eastern Nepal. A close Embassy contact and r [...]	2007-02-07 12:07:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREF PREL PGOV PTER BT IN NP
07KATHMANDU327	NEPAL: OHCHR WORRIED ABOUT TERAI UNREST [...] (C) In a February 6 briefing, Country Representative for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Lena Sundh told Chiefs of Mission that OHCHR worried about the growing violence in the Terai. OHCHR officers were worried about the actions of the Nepal Police and the Armed [...]	2007-02-08 12:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER NP
07KATHMANDU720	NEPAL: COUNTDOWN TO THE ELECTION [...] (C) Nepal will need significant assistance if its planned June 20 Constituent Assembly election is to have a chance of success. Our work in the coming 75 days falls into four main categories: support for the Election Commission and the security forces, support for voter education, diplomatic [...]	2007-04-06 13:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KDEM EAID NP
07KATHMANDU728	SECOND PHASE OF MAOIST COMBATANT REGISTRATION [...] (C) A Nepali journalist told the Ambassador April 5 that, on a recent tour of one of the Maoist cantonments, he had observed military training of new People's Liberation Army (PLA) recruits. He claimed that many of the PLA's most skilled combatants remained outside the UN-monitored camps; mos [...]	2007-04-09 12:15:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR UN NP
07KATHMANDU753	UNMIN CHIEF PREDICTS ELECTIONS WILL BE POSTPONED [...] (C) Ian Martin, the head of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN),told the Ambassador April 10 that he expected Chief Election Commissioner Bhoj Raj Pokharel to state publicly soon that the Constituent Assembly election would have to be postponed until the fall. Martin said Communist P [...]	2007-04-12 10:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MARR UN NP
07KATHMANDU919	SOLIDIFYING NEPAL'S SUPPORT FOR BHUTANESE REFUGEE [...] (SBU) During their visit to Nepal April 23 - 28, Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) Deputy Director for Asia and the Near East Larry Bartlett and PRM Deputy Director for Admissions Jan Belz met with key Government of Nepal (GON) officials to solidify GON support for the Bhutanese refugee [...]	2007-05-09 11:48:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PGOV BT NP
07KHARTOUM1236	SUDAN - USAID AIRLIFTS PLASTIC SHEETING FOR FLOOD-AFFECTED [...] On August 8, Charge d'Affaires (CDA) Fernandez and Undersecretary for the Government of National Unity's (GNU) Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs Charles Manyang welcomed the arrival of a USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) airlift carrying plastic sheeting for flood-af [...]	2007-08-09 06:07:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
07KHARTOUM1262	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. FLOOD RELIEF PRESS CONFERENCE [...] (U) SUMMARY. On August 8, the AmEmbassy held a press conference highlighting the U.S. contribution to Sudanese flood relief. The USG airlifted 1300 rolls of plastic sheeting valued at over one-half million U.S. dollars that will help provide shelter to 78,000 individuals in flood-affected a [...]	2007-08-13 07:05:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UN KPAO SU
07KHARTOUM1308	GITMO DETAINEE RELATIVES, ACTIVISTS PROTEST [...] (U) SUMMARY: About 25 demonstrators gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum on August 19 to protest the continued detention of nine Sudanese citizens held in Guantanamo Bay. The demonstration included six relatives of the detainees who carried photographs of their family members. Appr [...]	2007-08-21 07:20:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM KPAO PINS PTER SU
07KHARTOUM1432	AL-SAMANI: SUDAN READY FOR THE HYBRID [...] (C) Summary: Reiterating Sudan's committment to the hybrid force in a September 11 meeting with CDA Fernandez, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Wasila al-Samani said the ball was now squarely in the UN's court. Appealing to the perceived close relationship between the US and the south, al-Sa [...]	2007-09-11 15:00:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO AU UN SU
07KHARTOUM1620	SPLM RESOLUTIONS AND COMMUNIQUE [...] (SBU) This cable conveys the text of the SPLM Interim Political Bureau (IPB) resolutions and communiqu from the IPB's October 4 to 11 Meeting. SPLM Interim Political Bureau Resolutions: ----------------------------------------- BEGIN TEXT OF RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTIONS Â [...]	2007-10-16 14:33:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SU
07KHARTOUM1660	SPLM STRATEGY FOCUSED ON NON-IMPLEMENTATION OF THE [...] (C) Summary. October 25, CDA Fernandez and poloff (notetaker) met with GOSS President Affairs Minister Luka Biong Deng, SPLM Deputy Secretary General Yasir Arman, and SPLM Deputy Chairman Malik Agar. Luka expressed satisfaction that the SPLM successfully raised the alarm about the non-implemen [...]	2007-10-25 13:54:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO MARR AU UN SU
07KHARTOUM1767	VERDICT REACHED IN TRIAL OF MURDERED SUDANESE JOURNALIST [...] (SBU) On November 10 a Khartoum criminal court convicted ten individuals in the 2006 murder of prominent Sudanese journalist Mohamed Taha Mohamed Ahmed, including a U.S. Embassy local guard. While most press reports indicated that the convicted men were all from the troubled Darfur region, an E [...]	2007-11-13 12:32:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KDEM SCUL ASEC SU
07KHARTOUM1911	ALMOST FIVE MONTHS LATER, OPPOSITION LEADER RELEASED FROM [...] (SBU) After more than four months in Khartoum's Khober Prison, accused of plotting a coup against the government but never formally charged, Umma Party Reform and Renewal leader Mubarak al-Fadil al-Mahdi has been released. On December 2, family members told poloff that his release seemed immine [...]	2007-12-04 13:55:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM SU
07KHARTOUM1929	AEC CHAIRMAN VRAALSEN ARGUES FOR MORE INDEPENDENCE AT FINAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: AEC Chairman Tom Vraalsen, wrapping up a contentious two year stint in Khartoum, held a final press conference December 3. He used his statement to warn of the dangers of the current NCP-SPLM stalemate and to argue for a more pro-active AEC led by a chairman with increased indepe [...]	2007-12-06 08:44:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KSCA OTRA EAID CDC SU
07KHARTOUM2005	NORTHERN SUDAN - USAID-FUNDED NATIONAL NGO CPA ADVOCATES [...] (SBU) The recall of Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) officials from the Government of National Unity (GNU) and the political crisis that followed has derailed implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and CPA-related activities throughout Sudan. Since mid-October, hara [...]	2007-12-14 11:40:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
07KHARTOUM31	SEX ABUSE CHARGES AGAINST UN PEACEKEEPERS [...] (U) After a UK newspaper reported that UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) personnel engaged in sexual exploitation of children, the UN confirmed that four Bangladeshi peacekeepers had been repatriated over the charges and that their cases will be pursued in Bangladesh. The UN also confirmed that th [...]	2007-01-08 17:02:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SOCI KPKO SU UNSC
07KHARTOUM351	UN ENVOY MEETS WITH LRA CHIEF KONY; PEACE TALKS [...] (C) Former Mozambique President Joaquim Chissano met with Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony March 2 in remote northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),according to sources in the Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS). Chissano, the UN special envoy for the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) pro [...]	2007-03-05 13:14:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR SU
07KHARTOUM40	JOINT PRESS STATEMENT OF GOV. RICHARDSON AND [...] New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and the Sudanese government issued a joint press statement at 1730 local time. 2. The text of the statement is as follows: (Begin text) H.E. Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico, accompanied by a delegation sponsored by and including members of the [...]	2007-01-10 15:44:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KPKO AU SU UN US
07KIGALI1041	SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR KERRY VISIT TO RWANDA [...] (SBU) Post warmly welcomes the November 18-19 visit of Senator Kerry to Rwanda. Rwanda is a nation still struggling to overcome the legacy of the devastating 1994 genocide when upwards of one million Rwandans lost their lives, and the nation's infrastructure, economy and society were terribly [...]	2007-11-15 07:52:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PGOV PREL RW
07KIGALI142	GOR INVESTIGATING ATTACK ON JOURNALIST [...] (SBU) Summary. Rwandan police are investigating a 9 Feb attack on Jean Bosco Gasasira, chief editor of independent Kinyarwanda-language newspaper "Umuvugizi." Gasisira was attacked by three men with tire irons outside a bar in Kigali, he sustained serious injuries to his leg, arm and head. B [...]	2007-02-12 16:11:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM RW
07KIGALI185	RWANDA SCENESETTER FOR A/S POWELL [...] (SBU) Post warmly welcomes the visit of Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Dina SIPDIS Powell. Rwanda is a nation still struggling to overcome the legacy of the devastating 1994 genocide, and reconcile populations at odds for most of Rwanda's modern history. [...]	2007-02-26 13:32:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PGOV PREL RW
07KIGALI195	RWANDA: CONGOLESE JOURNALIST ARRESTED [...] (SBU) Deputy Prosecutor General Alphonse Hitiyaremye confirmed to polchief on February 27 the recent arrest of Congolese citizen Idesbald Byabuze. Byabuze, reportedly a professor at the Bakuvu Catholic University, as well as the publisher of a Bakuvu newspaper, the Mashariki News, is in cus [...]	2007-02-28 06:43:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV RW
07KIGALI210	JOURNALIST FREED BY GACACA AUTHORITIES [...] (U) Summary. On July 23 Jean Leonard Rugambag , ajournalist for the Kinyarwand fortnight newspaper 'Umura,' was charged with murdering a bank official in his home district during the genocide, was freed after 11 months in detention. Rugambage had been formally charged with murder one month [...]	2007-03-01 15:22:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KPAO PGOV PHUM RW
07KIGALI219	PLEASE DISREGARD KIGALI 210 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-05 05:57:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KPAO RW
07KIGALI289	CONGOLESE JOURNALIST RELEASED, EXPELLED [...] (SBU) On March 21, Rwandan authorities released from custody Congolese journalist Idesbald Byabuze, in detention for approximately a month, and under investigation for a 2005 article criticizing the alleged Tutsi domination of the Hutu majority in Rwanda (reftel). At the central "1930" prison [...]	2007-03-21 15:07:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV RW
07KIGALI388	JOURNALIST PLEADS GUILTY TO DIVISIONISM, RECEIVES [...] (SBU) On Friday, April 20, Agnes Nkusi-Uwimana, director of the Kinyarwanda-language newspaper "Umurabyo," received a one year jail term in a Kigali court, having on April 3 pleaded guilty to various charges including divisionism, defamation, and passing a bad check. Nkusi had been arrested [...]	2007-04-24 15:56:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM RW
07KIGALI49	NEWSPAPER DIRECTOR ARRESTED, ARRAIGNED ON [...] (SBU) Summary. On Friday, January 19, Agnes Nkusi-Uwimana, director of the Kinyarwanda-language newspaper, "Umurabyo" was arraigned on charges of divisionism and sectarianism stemming from recent articles in the paper that appeared to minimize the genocide or advance the notion of a double gen [...]	2007-01-22 15:16:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PHUM PREL RW
07KIGALI562	GOVERNMENT CLOSES INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER [...] (SBU) On June 6, Information Minister Laurent Nkusi canceled the registration to publish he had issued 20 days earlier to the Weekly Post, a new English-language publication. This cancellation occurred just days after the first issue of the Weekly post had appeared. The minister gave no re [...]	2007-06-15 11:03:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM RW
07KIGALI6	RWANDA: OVERSEAS OPPOSITION PARTIES [...] (SBU) Summary. Opposition political parties based outside Rwanda appear fractured and ineffectual, composed of disparate groupings of disaffected former officials or relatively unknown politicians nursing various grievances against the present government. What unites them is a visceral disl [...]	2007-01-04 08:00:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR RW
07KIGALI758	RWANDA SNAPSHOT - CIVIL SOCIETY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Members of political parties, NGOs, and religious organizations in Rwanda described a challenging environment in a series of recent meetings in which resources are scarce and political will to reform on the part of the government of Rwanda (GOR) is insufficient to overcome conti [...]	2007-08-23 14:23:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM RW
07KIGALI822	GOR TOUGHENS STANCE AGAINST "IRRESPONSIBLE" [...] (C) Summary. A panel of Government of Rwanda (GOR) officials, including four Ministers, on September 9 used a weekly call-in program broadcast by state-owned TV Rwanda and Radio Rwanda to launch verbal attacks against certain members of Rwanda's independent media, who they accused of cooperat [...]	2007-09-17 08:00:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM RW
07KIGALI962	PRESIDENT KAGAME HAS PRIVATE MEETING WITH PRESS [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-22 14:02:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM RW
07KIGALI989	MONTHLY POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (SBU) Two Liberal Party parliamentarians lost their seats in the Chamber of Deputies after being expelled from their party. The government set up a Commission to investigate the shooting-down of the Habyarimana presidential jet in 1994. Two independent publishers temporarily suspended their [...]	2007-10-30 14:51:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL RW
07KINGSTON1641	JAMAICA: "CASH PLUS" -- A TICKING FINANCIAL TIME [...] (U) Irrational exuberance abounds among Jamaica's less experienced investors, many of whom deposit their fortunes with Cash Plus Limited in exchange for promised annual returns of 120 percent. Through a series of advertising campaigns over the last five years, Carlos Hill, the principal owne [...]	2007-11-07 15:23:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PINR SOCI SNAR KCOR JM XL
07KINSHASA1024	VERDICT DELIVERED IN JOURNALIST ASSASSINATION TRIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Fourteen months after the death of independent journalist Bapuwa Mwamba, a military court returned a guilty verdict against the accused murderers. This is the second conviction in the death of a journalist in the past five months. End Summary. 2. (U) On August 24 a military tr [...]	2007-08-28 13:09:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO CG UNESCO
07KINSHASA1103	MILITARY ATTACHES DISCUSS CONGOLESE SECURITY SECTOR [...] (C) Summary: Military attaches and representatives from EUSEC, the UK, France, and the US met with the Charge and Timothy Shortley, Senior Advisor to the A/S for African Affairs, to discuss insecurity in North Kivu and the DRC's security sector limitations on September 13. All participants c [...]	2007-09-14 16:27:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
07KINSHASA1120	NORTH KIVU UPDATE (9/18/07 15:00 GMT): SITUATION [...] (U) The security situation in North Kivu remains unchanged as of September 18. Government troops and forces loyal to renegade General Laurent Nkunda continue to consolidate their positions throughout the province. There have been no reports of significant fighting since combat ceased near Sake [...]	2007-09-18 17:35:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KPKO ASEC MOPS CG
07KINSHASA118	KABILA COALITION DOMINATES IN KATANGA SENATE [...] (U) Results of the January 19 senatorial vote in Katanga confirmed the dominance of President Joseph Kabila's AMP coalition in his home province. Nine of the 16 senators elected by the provincial assembly January 19 are members or allies of Kabila's AMP coalition. Only one of the parties al [...]	2007-01-31 13:20:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINR CG ELECTIONS
07KINSHASA1236	PROGRAM UPDATE: GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN THE DRC [...] Gender-Based Violence continues to be a threat to stability and affects the most vulnerable populations - women and children-in Eastern Congo. Recent reports indicate the problem is worsening, particularly in the province of North Kivu, but the problem is also severe in South Kivu, Maniema, a [...]	2007-10-31 12:26:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM SOCI KWMN KJUS CG
07KINSHASA1328	DRC CABINET RESHUFFLE: DOING THE SAME WITH LESS? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GDRC's long-awaited cabinet reshuffle was announced November 25 (reftel). The new cabinet gives President Kabila provincial/ethnic balance without weakening his ruling AMP alliance. The biggest change is a reduction in the number of ministers from 60 to 45, as a number of p [...]	2007-12-03 11:30:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL CG
07KINSHASA1347	Goma Report for December 6, 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary: MONUC/Goma reports that FARDC pressed northward five miles from Sake by early morning December 6 and was now shelling Kibati. Nkunda's forces have been cleared out of the Sake-Masisi road, but traffic is not yet moving. One of the FARDC brigades involved in taking Mashaki is [...]	2007-12-07 09:14:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM MOPS PREL KPKO CG
07KINSHASA1360	Goma Situation Report for December 11, 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary: FARDC's military campaign west and north of Sake collapsed December 10 and the military plan, which MONUC North Kivu Brigade Commander General Narayan describes as a very good plan, now "goes back to square one." Nkunda's zone of control returns to what it was in August 2007, [...]	2007-12-12 15:52:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM MOPS PREL PREF KPKO CG
07KINSHASA1362	Goma Situation Report for December 12, 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary: In the course of December 11, FARDC abandoned its remaining positions west of Sake, leaving MONUC to defend the town. Nkunda's commanders communicated to MONUC Brigade Commander General Narayan that they would not enter Sake, but not before the nearby fighting had caused a mo [...]	2007-12-13 16:53:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM MOPS PREL PREF KPKO CG
07KINSHASA1369	Goma Situation Report for December 14, 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary: Fallout from the army's reversal continues apace. FARDC held its position on the Rutshuru axis December 13 but the region's deputy commander was reportedly shot in the shoulder by his own men. General Narayan estimates 5,000 deserters, of whom some are in Goma where they coul [...]	2007-12-17 08:18:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM MOPS PREL PREF KPKO CG
07KINSHASA185	ANDRE KASONGO ILUNGA, R.I.P. [...] (SBU) Summary. Trade minister Kasongo Ilunga was one of the many unknowns named to the DRC cabinet February 5. A true non-entity, he left the political scene this week with a singular flourish that has humiliated his political godfather. In fact, he never existed. The episode demonstrates [...]	2007-02-15 15:48:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD KDEM CG
07KINSHASA242	SEVEN INTERNATIONAL VISITORS ALUMNI IN NEW CABINET [...] (U) Seven former International Visitors hold portfolios in the 60-member, coalition-based government which took office on February 24. A. Olivier Kamitatu Etsu, Minister of Plan, is an alumnus of an FY97 International Visitor program. Kamitatu is president of the Alliance for the Renewal o [...]	2007-02-27 15:01:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM KPAO CG
07KINSHASA262	Murder Trial of Journalist Finds Momentum [...] (SBU) Summary: The trial for the November 2005 murder of journalist Franck Ngyke Kangundu is seemingly back on track after many months of procedural delay. The presiding military court has rearrested an early suspect and asked that the investigation be expanded to include some PPRD political fi [...]	2007-03-02 11:17:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO CG
07KINSHASA263	Murder Trial of Journalist Finds Momentum [...] (SBU) Summary: The trial for the November 2005 murder of journalist Franck Ngyke Kangundu is seemingly back on track after many months of procedural delay. The presiding military court has rearrested an early suspect and asked that the investigation be expanded to include some PPRD political fi [...]	2007-03-02 11:55:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO CG
07KINSHASA279	PROSECUTION RESTS IN NLANDU TRIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Military prosecutors rested their case against Bemba ally Marie-Therese Nlandu and nine co-defendants February 7. They presented three main pieces of evidence: grenades allegedly in the possession of her co-defendants, videos of Nlandu alledgedly calling for the burning of t [...]	2007-03-08 06:29:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV KDEM KJUS CG
07KINSHASA291	EXAMINING BAS-CONGO'S FEBRUARY VIOLENCE [...] (C) Summary: A poorly-planned search by police sparked the January 31-February 1 violence between security forces and members of the ethnic separatist group Bundu dia Kongo (BDK) which left dozens dead in the DRC's Bas-Congo province. Provincial political and security officials claim BDK leader [...]	2007-03-13 10:51:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO PHUM MOPS CG
07KINSHASA314	DR CONGO'S POST-TRANSITION MEDIA SCENE [...] (SBU) Summary: In an open letter to President Joseph Kabila, media watchdog Journaliste En Danger (JED) frames the debate on the DRC's post-election media scene. JED argues that freedom of expression continues to be violated, and it recommends specific legislation to protect the media, notably [...]	2007-03-15 16:04:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PGOV PHUM KDEM CG
07KINSHASA451	VERDICT RETURNED IN ASSASSINATION OF JOURNALIST [...] (U) Summary: Eighteen months after the assassination of journalist Franck Ngyke Kungundu and his wife Helene Paka, a military court delivered a guilty verdict against three of the accused assassins, all members of the DRC armed forces. Some media watchdog groups think the investigation and tri [...]	2007-04-19 13:52:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO CG
07KINSHASA66	KABILA ALLIES WITH APPARENT MAJORITY IN [...] (U) Summary. Allies of President Joseph Kabila look to be able to form a majority in the DRC Senate elected by indirect vote January 19. Transitional Vice Presidents Bemba and Yerodia won seats, as did several transitional ministers and a number of insiders from the Mobutu and Laurent Kabila [...]	2007-01-22 12:07:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM CG ELECTIONS PGOV
07KINSHASA666	JOURNALIST OF UNITED NATIONS-SPONSORED RADIO STATION KILLED [...] (SBU) Summary: Serge Maheshe, a journalist working for UN-funded Radio Okapi, was killed June 13 by two unidentified armed men in Bukavu, South Kivu province. It is not yet sure that the assassination is linked to Maheshe's work as a journalist. He had been outspoken about exactions inflicted [...]	2007-06-14 15:00:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO CG

07KINSHASA688	BRAZZAVILLE/CONGO: NTUMI - DEER HUNTER OR THE [...] (C) Following his June 8 "walk in the woods" in Kinkala with CNR President Frederic Bintsamou (Pasteur Ntumi),in the presence of BBC journalist James James, (reported reftel A),DCM was contacted by CNR National Secretary Joseph Mbizi to discuss his party's anticipated participation in the J [...]	2007-06-20 13:07:00	Embassy Kinshasa	SECRET	PREL PINR PHUM PGOV CF
07KINSHASA74	Media Authority Suspends Two Newspapers, Editor of One [...] (U) Summary: The High Media Authority (HAM) suspended two newspapers for slander, and the editor of one of the papers, which tends toward the tabloid persuasion, was subsequently jailed. His is the first such arrest and sentence of a journalist since President Kabila's inauguration and provoked [...]	2007-01-23 14:09:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KPAO CG
07KINSHASA796	RADIATION LEVELS AT THE LUISWISHI MINE [...] (S) On 18 May 2007, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Minister of Mines and Property for Katanga Province, Barthelemy Mumba Gama, ordered ministry officials to form a commission to investigate radiation levels at the Luiswishi Mine. A nine person commission was formed, which went to Luis [...]	2007-07-11 10:47:00	Embassy Kinshasa	SECRET	ENRG ETRD KNNP PGOV PINR PINS IAEA CG EMIN
07KINSHASA846	CONCERNS ABOUT INSECURITY IN NORTH KIVU [...] (C) Summary. Some MONUC civilian officials have expressed growing concerns about the possibility of a government offensive against renegade General Laurent Nkunda in North Kivu. Two of its key officials believe that the Kabila government has made a decision to mobilize for an attack on Nkun [...]	2007-07-19 17:02:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS KPKO KDEM CG RW
07KINSHASA868	UPDATE: QUESTIONABLE EVIDENCE AND PROCEDURES MAR [...] (U) Summary. The trial of two soldiers accused of killing Radio Okapi journalist Serge Maheshe has lost credibility, say MONUC and NGO representatives in South Kivu province. Locals complain that the military tribunal hearing the case rushed to judgment with the arrest and hearings of 14 s [...]	2007-07-23 15:21:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO CG
07KINSHASA896	FOR SOUTH KIVU CITIZENS, HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS [...] Summary. MONUC, human rights organizations, humanitarian groups, and civil society leaders in and around Bukavu, South Kivu province agree that the three most serious human rights issues facing the area are violent crime by the Congolese army, impunity for soldiers, and FDLR attacks on civilia [...]	2007-07-30 15:25:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KDEM CG
07KINSHASA91	MANIEMA PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY ELECTS NATIONAL [...] (U) Maniema provincial assembly members selected the province's four national Senators January 19. All are well-known public figures. Three served in either the Transitional Government or under Mobutu. 2. (SBU) Those elected were: Joseph Kilomo (ADECO),Delphin Kapaya Ohelo (Independen [...]	2007-01-26 09:47:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
07KINSHASA932	AT LEAST 89 DEAD AND 100 INJURED IN DRC [...] (U) Summary: A train wreck August 1 caused at least 89 fatalities and 100 casualties in the DRC's central Kasai Occidental province. A delegation of ministers, journalists, and aid workers traveled the following day to the crash site where the local population called for improved railway condi [...]	2007-08-06 16:09:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELTN KCSY PGOV PHUM CASC CG
07KINSHASA943	NATIONAL TELEVISION JOURNALISTS ARRESTED FOR UNION ACTIVISM [...] (SBU) Summary: Three journalists of the public broadcaster Radio Nationale Television Congolaise (RTNC) were arrested because of their trade union activities on 26 and 27 July 2007. A local human rights organization condemned the arrests and warned of a pattern of questionable detainments acros [...]	2007-08-07 16:40:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO CG
07KINSHASA951	DRC JULY MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (U) - Hundreds of MIBA (DRC diamond mining parastatal) employees requested summer leaves of absence following nine months without pay. - Kinshasa's civil servants are demanding the implementation of the GDRC's "Strategic Document of the Organization of Congolese Civil Service." - A July [...]	2007-08-08 16:24:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EMIN ELAB EAIR PGOV CG
07KINSHASA96	KABILA ALLIES WIN LION'S SHARE OF WESTERN KASAI'S [...] (U) Candidates aligned with President Joseph Kabila's Alliance for the Presidential Majority (AMP) will make up most of the national Senate delegation from Western Kasai. AMP coalition candidates won at least five -- and possibly as many as seven -- of the province's eight Senate seats January [...]	2007-01-26 11:14:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
07KINSHASA976	JOURNALIST KILLED IN EASTERN DRC [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 9, 2007, a national press agency journalist was killed by unidentified gunmen in Goma, eastern Congo. The motive behind the assassination is not known. In the case of a journalist murdered in 2006, prosecutors have asked for capital punishment for three of four defendan [...]	2007-08-15 14:45:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO CG UNESCO
07KOLKATA109	SUSPECTED NEPALI MAOISTS ATTACK VILLAGE IN INDIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Violence from Nepal's Terai region is spilling over to the neighboring Indian state of Bihar. On March 31, about 200 suspected Nepali Maoists attacked a small village block in the Sitamarhi district of North Bihar, killing one security guard and injuring a dozen civilians. Thi [...]	2007-04-04 06:57:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PHUM IN NP
07KOLKATA126	KOLKATA PUBLIC AFFAIRS REACHES OUT TO EASTERN INDIA'S MUSLIM [...] (SBU) Summary. Students and faculty at Muslim schools (madrassas) in West Bengal are enthusiastic to interact with U.S. government officials generally and have been appreciative in particular with the outreach by the Kolkata American Center through participation in MicroAccess English-languag [...]	2007-04-18 06:30:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO KIRF KISL PHUM SOCI SA IN
07KOLKATA144	INDIA'S MAOIST MENACE GROWS [...] (SBU) Summary. Recent large scale attacks by Maoist insurgents in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and other states reflect growing Maoist strength and organization in India. Mostly operating under the banner of the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist),India's Maoists now maintain a [...]	2007-05-03 12:43:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER SOCI PHUM ECON IN NP
07KOLKATA177	SIX DEAD AS VIOLENCE CONTINUES IN ASSAM [...] On Sunday May 27 six persons were killed and over 25 injured in a blast, suspected to have been triggered by the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) at Athgaon in the capital district of Guwahati in Assam. A time device planted in an auto-rickshaw parked in a busy area went off around 10.4 [...]	2007-05-30 02:11:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PHUM KCRM ASEC IN BG
07KOLKATA191	MAOISTS BLOCKADE JHARKHAND TRANSPORT [...] Summary: (SBU) Beginning June 26 the two-day east India economic blockade called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist to protest against the setting up of special economic zones (SEZs),adversely affected the movement of all minerals from the mineral-rich state of Jharkhand. The majority [...]	2007-06-29 08:40:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PTER PHUM ASEC KCRM IN
07KOLKATA292	TEA, TIGERS AND TRAFFICKING GO HAND IN HAND IN BENGAL'S [...] (U) Summary: Located in a narrow strip of land between Nepal and Bangladesh, the N. Bengal city of Siliguri is a regional economic crossroad. People and goods intersect there, and as India's GDP growth nears ten percent, smaller cities like Siliguri are experiencing rapid expansion. This e [...]	2007-09-20 05:58:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PHUM KWMN SENV IN NP BG ELAB
07KOLKATA295	WEST BENGAL VILLAGERS WANT FOOD NOT IDEOLOGY: ATTACK [...] (U) Summary: On September 16, villagers in West Bengal's (WB) Left Front ruled Bankura district attacked local Communist leaders who had arranged a meeting to protest the U.S.-India civil nuclear agreement (referred to as the 123 agreement). The villagers insisted they wanted food, not sloga [...]	2007-09-21 11:37:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL IN
07KOLKATA297	TEA, TIGERS AND TRAFFICKING GO HAND IN HAND IN BENGAL'S [...] (U) Summary: Located in a narrow strip of land between Nepal and Bangladesh, the N. Bengal city of Siliguri is a regional economic crossroad. People and goods intersect there, and as India's GDP growth nears ten percent, smaller cities like Siliguri are experiencing rapid expansion. This e [...]	2007-09-21 11:43:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PHUM KWMN SENV IN NP BG ELAB
07KOLKATA386	MAOIST INSURGENTS IN EASTERN INDIA EXPAND INFLUENCE WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Development projects in rural India including India's Special Economic Zones (SEZs) have provided the country's Maoist insurgents (or Naxalites) with an opportunity to solidify their base and to increase their reach into more semi-rural areas. In the extensive "red corridor" o [...]	2007-12-26 11:22:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PHUM EIND ECON EINV ASEC IN
07KOLKATA74	MAOISTS BRAZENLY KILL JHARKHAND PARLIAMENTARIAN DURING [...] (SBU) Summary: On Sunday March 4 Maoist rebels shot and killed Sunil Mahto, a Member of Parliament (MP) from the city of Jamshedpur in Jharkhand and General Secretary of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) political party. The attack occurred at a football tournament in the village of Ghatshila, [...]	2007-03-05 12:38:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PTER PGOV IN
07KUALALUMPUR1049	YOUNG PROGRESSIVES RETAIN INFLUENCE IN PAS PARTY [...] (SBU) Summary: Malaysia's Islamist opposition party, the Islamic Party of Malaysia (PAS),held its annual general meeting and biennial party elections June 1-3 in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, the only state controlled by PAS. As expected, party president Abdul Hadi Awang ran unopposed and retained [...]	2007-06-19 00:05:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL KDEM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1106	Malaysia Economic Update June 2007 [...] (U) Summary: - Malaysian Cabinet approves Intellectual Property Courts - New Islamic Bond thirteen times oversubscribed - Oil palm prices more than double in past two years - KL Mayor blames "uncontrolled development" for flash flood damages. End Summary. -- [...]	2007-07-03 11:39:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV MY
07KUALALUMPUR1218	VIRTUAL LIMITS: MALAYSIA ATTEMPTS TO REIN IN BLOGGERS [...] (C) Bloggers fear the recent police actions against two prominent online political commentators, Nathaniel Tan and Raja Petra Kamaruddin, presage a Government of Malaysia (GOM) crackdown on the freedoms of speech and the press in cyberspace. GOM leaders and officials from the dominant United [...]	2007-07-30 11:09:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI KPAO MY
07KUALALUMPUR1278	PM CHIMES IN ON "ISLAMIC STATE" DEBATE [...] (C) The debate over whether Malaysia is an "Islamic state" continued with Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's August 4 comments that Malaysia is neither a theocratic state nor a secular one. These remarks came as Minister Bernard Dompok broke ranks and stated his disagreement with the descriptio [...]	2007-08-13 09:06:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SOCI KISL MY
07KUALALUMPUR1446	VIDEO OF JUDGE FIXING ROCKS MALAYSIA'S JUDICIARY [...] (C) Former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim rocked Malaysia's legal establishment on September 19 when he held a press conference to release an eight minute videotaped conversation purportedly showing a phone conversation between a famously corrupt Malaysian attorney and the current Chief J [...]	2007-09-21 09:15:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1613	MALAYSIA'S OPPOSITION DRAWS TENS OF THOUSANDS TO [...] (C) Malaysia's major opposition parties operating under the election-reform umbrella organization BERSIH on November 10 carried out possibly the country's largest opposition demonstration since 1998, gathering 20,000 or more demonstrators to present an election reform petition to the National [...]	2007-11-13 11:41:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KISL KDEM ASEC MY
07KUALALUMPUR1691	POLICE ARREST HUMAN RIGHTS DAY MARCHERS; ANOTHER [...] (C) Malaysian police on December 9 arrested organizers of an attempted march in Kuala Lumpur by lawyers, activists and opposition party officials in support of freedom of assembly. The short-lived march involved some 100 participants and took place after the Bar Council, under police pressure [...]	2007-12-10 11:54:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC MY
07KUALALUMPUR352	PAS AND UMNO EYE KELANTAN ELECTION; KEDAH AND [...] (C) The Islamic Party of Malaysia (PAS) and the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) in PAS-controlled Kelantan state are positioning themselves for a tough fight in the next national election. During polchief's February 5-9 visit to the northern Malaysian states, PAS leaders in Kelant [...]	2007-02-23 08:42:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KISL MY
07KUALALUMPUR447	FIGHTING, NOT TALKING - SOUTH THAI MILITANTS NO LONGER INTERESTED IN DIALOGUE, SAY FORMER MEDIATORS [...] (S) Southern Thai militants recently asserted they will pursue more violence and reject talks, according to two Malaysian mediators from the defunct Mahathir peace process. The Honorary Thai Consul in Langkawi, Shazryl Eskay Abdullah (protect throughout),joined by retired head of the Malaysian [...]	2007-03-08 09:01:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PINR MOPS ASEC TH MY
07KUALALUMPUR751	IRAN AND SYRIA NONPROLIFERATION ACT -- [...] (S/NF) In advance of the public announcement, Post notified Malaysian Foreign Ministry officials in the Americas Division and the Multilateral Political Affairs Division, as well as the Malaysian Police, of the INSA sanctions against the two Malaysian firms (Challenger, Target Airfreight). Po [...]	2007-04-25 08:31:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL MTCRE MNUC ETTC MY IR
07KUALALUMPUR904	UMNO QUESTIONS ANWAR IBRAHIM OVER "FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE" ROLE [...] (C) Summary: Prime Ministerial son-in-law and UMNO youth leader Khairy Jamaluddin has publicly called on opposition figure Anwar Ibrahim to explain his role in the Foundation for the Future and his connections with outgoing World Bank President Wolfowitz. Anwar, as Foundation chairman, issued a s [...]	2007-05-22 09:59:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO MY
07KUWAIT1140	KUWAITI REACTION TO THE PRESIDENT'S JULY 16 SPEECH [...] (SBU) Kuwaiti reaction to the President's July 16 speech on the Middle East has been limited so far, but what has appeared is generally skeptical or negative. A positive view came from Dr. Ahmed Nasser Mohammed Al-Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohamme [...]	2007-07-18 10:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IS KMDR KU OPRC PGOV PREL XF PPAO
07KUWAIT1251	KUWAIT TIP ACTION PLAN REVIEW [...] (U) SUMMARY: During the past sixty days, the GOK has made progress on G/TIP's Short-Term Action Plan (Ref B). The Government of Kuwait (GOK) has drafted anti-TIP legislation, criminalized the withholding of passports, provided concrete examples of TIP criminal prosecution, authorized the esta [...]	2007-08-14 13:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV ELAB BG RP KU TIP
07KUWAIT1285	JOURNALISTS ARRESTED FOR BLOG REMARKS CRITICIZING [...] (U) SUMMARY: On August 18, members of the Kuwait State Security (KSS) Department arrested two journalists outside the offices of Al-Jarida newspaper. The KSS arrested the first journalist, Bashar Al-Sayegh, for publishing remarks on his website critical of the Amir. They arrested the second [...]	2007-08-22 14:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KPAO KU
07KUWAIT148	KUWAIT PROPOSALS FOR FPC REPORTING TOURS 2007 [...] Kuwait Public Affairs proposes five rank ordered FPC reporting tour topics: Gulf regional security; free trade; Islam/Religion in America; history of women's participation in American politics; and the life of Kuwaiti students at American colleges and universities. Post also nominates Al-Qabas [...]	2007-01-31 14:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC OPRC KU
07KUWAIT1489	KUWAIT'S DOMESTIC WORKER SHELTER OPERATIONAL; GOK [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Mark Lagon, Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP),visited Kuwait on September 26 to review Kuwait's progress on its 60-day action plan and to engage high-level GOK officials on combating TIP. The highlight of the trip was a tour o [...]	2007-10-09 05:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ELAB PHUM KU TIP
07KUWAIT1529	SCENESETTER FOR THE FIRST LADY'S VISIT TO KUWAIT [...] (U) Embassy Kuwait warmly welcomes your visit, which presents a terrific opportunity to reaffirm the strong U.S. friendship with Kuwait; to recognize the strides Kuwait has made in women's activism; and to highlight some of the contributions we have made in women's issues and in the field of [...]	2007-10-17 11:17:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KPAO KDEM KMPI SCUL SOCI KU
07KUWAIT1575	FIRST LADY PROMOTES EDUCATION AND WOMEN'S [...] (U) Summary: First Lady Laura Bush visited Kuwait October 24-25 as part of her regional trip to highlight education, breast cancer awareness, women's issues, and the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI). At a diwaniyya (traditional discussion salon) hosted by Higher Education Undersec [...]	2007-11-01 14:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PDEM KWMN KDEM KU
07KUWAIT1603	KUWAIT-HOSTED IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION EXPO AN [...] (SBU) Under the patronage of Crown Prince Shaykh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah, the Kuwait International Fair hosted the second International Trade Exhibition for the Reconstruction of Iraq from 4-7 November. In addition to a number of European and African ambassadors (but no Arab Chiefs [...]	2007-11-07 11:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD KU IZ
07KUWAIT219	TERRORIST FINANCE: REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN [...] (C/NF) The following response is keyed to ref A. 2. (S/NF) Effectiveness of Tranche I Designations: Tranche I designations have had little discernible impact on the three Kuwaitis identified as terrorist facilitators -- Hamad Al-Ali, Jaber Al-Jalamah, and Mubarak Al-Bathali -- though we [...]	2007-02-14 13:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	KU QA KTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER
07KUWAIT26	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S JAN 16-17, 2007 [...] (C/NF) Madam Secretary: Embassy Kuwait warmly welcomes your visit. In addition to your meeting with the GCC 2 Foreign Ministers, hosted by Kuwaiti FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah, you will likely have separate bilateral meetings with Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah and Prime Mi [...]	2007-01-09 12:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON EAID OVIP KU
07KUWAIT271	LIBERAL KUWAITI WOMEN SEE NEW LAW AS MEANS TO KEEP [...] (SBU) Aisha Al-Reshaid, a women's activist, journalist, and former candidate for parliament, told PolOff on February 19 that the proposed new law on women's social and civil rights (reftel) is an Islamist project to buy women's support while at the same time keeping them out of public life. [...]	2007-02-21 14:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KHUM KWMN KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS
07KUWAIT440	KUWAIT NSB DEPUTY AIRS VIEWS ON IRAN AND IRAQ AT [...] (C) Summary. NATO member embassies met March 21 to discuss NATO cooperation with Kuwait under the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) and the upcoming visit of a NATO Parliamentary Assembly delegation. The Poles briefed on the March 5-6 Contact Point Embassy meeting in Brussels highlightin [...]	2007-03-28 11:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MNUC PTER NATO PGOV IZ IR KU
07KUWAIT486	TOP KUWAITI JOURNALIST CLAIMS "US TO ATTACK IRAN [...] (SBU) In an April 4 editorial, one of Kuwait's leading journalists claimed inside information that the U.S. was planning to attack Iran's nuclear facilities by the end of April. Quoting unnamed sources in Washington, Ahmed Al-Jarallah, the Editor-in-Chief of the Arab Times (English daily) an [...]	2007-04-04 13:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
07KUWAIT489	FREEDOM AGENDA: WOMEN'S ACTIVISTS INTENSIFY [...] (C/NF) Summary: Recently women's groups have galvanized their efforts to fight the main problems they face: discrimination in Kuwait's personal status law and lack of representation in parliamentary and governmental positions. Female activists rallied to successfully oppose a bill that woul [...]	2007-04-04 14:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM KWMN KU
07KUWAIT50	TOP KUWAITI JOURNALIST CLAIMS U.S. TO STRIKE IRAN [...] (SBU) In a January 14 editorial, one of Kuwait's top journalists asserted that a U.S. strike on Iran would occur before April. Quoting an unnamed "reliable source," Ahmed Al-Jarallah, the Editor-in-Chief of Al-Seyassah (local Arabic daily) and the Arab Times (local English Daily),said top a [...]	2007-01-15 14:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
07KUWAIT705	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ'S DEBTS AND TERRORISM [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-07 06:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
07KUWAIT749	REMOVAL OF AL ZAWRAA SATELLITE CHANNEL ON AGENDA OF [...] (SBU/NF) Summary and comment: The Ambassador met on May 9 with recently-appointed Minister of Information Abdullah Al-Muhailbi. The Ambassador pressed the Minister for action to remove the insurgent Iraqi channel Al Zawraa from Arabsat's offerings. (The GOK is a minority stakeholder.) Al-Muha [...]	2007-05-13 07:56:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO KU PINR PTER
07KUWAIT781	FOREIGN AFFAIRS CHAIRMAN ON RECENT VISIT TO IRAN, [...] (C) Summary: On May 13, Foreign Affairs Chairman and Inter-Arab Parliament (IAP) Speaker Mohammed Al-Sager gave PolOffs a read-out of his recent visit to Iran. Al-Sager said Iranian officials he met, including Rafsanjani, asked for Kuwaiti mediation with the U.S. and called on Kuwait to play [...]	2007-05-16 14:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
07KUWAIT795	PUBLIC OUTCRY OVER RESTRICTIVE PRESS DIRECTIVE [...] The newly-appointed Minister of Information Abdullah Al-Muhailbi hastily withdrew a set of directives issued last week that outlined new restrictions on what newspapers can publish. The ministry u-turn came after the Kuwait Journalists Association (KJA) condemned the measure, called an emergenc [...]	2007-05-20 09:17:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO KPMI KU PINR
07KYIV1027	UKRAINE: LITTLE POLITICAL OR LEGAL PROGRESS, BOTH [...] (C) Summary. With President Yushchenko on a one-day trip to Poland April 27 and the ruling coalition trying to decide on its strategy in the face of the new decree ordering Rada elections for June 24, little progress was made on April 27 toward resolving the political crisis. The Constitutiona [...]	2007-04-27 15:26:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV1051	UKRAINE: PRESIDENT AND PM REACH GENERAL AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. President Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yanukovych on May 4 finally reached a preliminary agreement to hold early Rada elections, after more than a week when the two leaders did not speak. At a press conference after the meeting, Yushchenko announced that a working group would [...]	2007-05-04 14:45:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV1088	UKRAINE: ELECTION DATE HOLDING UP COMPROMISE [...] (C) Summary. Negotiations may be almost complete on the "small package" of laws considered necessary to resolve Ukraine's six-week political crisis, but continued wrangling over whether the elections should be held in the summer or fall have slowed the pace of compromise. The working group n [...]	2007-05-08 14:53:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV1305	UKRAINE: DEAL FOR SEPTEMBER 30 ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: After all night discussions, President Yushchenko, PM Yanukovych, and Rada Speaker Moroz emerged after 4 a.m. May 27 to issue a seven-point joint statement that set early elections for September 30 and aimed to resolve the ongoing political crisis. Reactions ranged from relief [...]	2007-05-29 10:55:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV UP
07KYIV135	UKRAINE: ONE VICTOR? CABINET OF MINISTERS LAW [...] (C) Summary. A landmark Cabinet of Ministers law passed January 12 via a presidential veto override (ref A) will remake the Ukrainian political landscape once it comes into effect, although President Yushchenko cited a technicality to issue a renewed veto January 19 and returned the bill to t [...]	2007-01-19 15:09:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV1396	UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO DECREE FOR SEPT 30 ELECTIONS, [...] (SBU) Summary: President Yushchenko issued a June 5 decree which established pre-term elections September 30 in accordance with the May 27 joint statement between Yushchenko, PM Yanukovych, and Speaker Moroz. Yushchenko delivered a 55-minute address to the diplomatic corps June 6 summarizing [...]	2007-06-06 13:17:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM UP
07KYIV1418	UKRAINE: CRIMEA UPDATE - LESS TENSE THAN IN 2006; [...] (C) Summary: During Ambassador's May 29-30 visit to Simferopol, Crimea and an earlier poloff visit May 17-18, all of our interlocutors agreed that the situation in Crimea appears less tense than it did six months ago (reftels). The primary issues in play remain control/ownership of land; the [...]	2007-06-08 08:50:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KDEM PREL UP
07KYIV1469	UKRAINE: RADA LOSES QUORUM, BUT HURDLES MAY REMAIN [...] (C) Summary. After weeks of stalling by the coalition, and especially by Speaker Moroz, Deputy Speaker Martynyuk on June 15 read aloud from the Rada rostrum the final group of names of opposition deputies who have resigned from their Rada factions, reaching the total of 156 and formally depri [...]	2007-06-15 12:33:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV1516	UKRAINE: DNIPROPETROVSK LUKEWARM ON RADA [...] (C) Summary. On an early June trip to Dnipropetrovsk city, the capital of a major industrial center in the East, poloff found a wealthy city more blue than orange, but with a great deal of distrust of both Donetsk-based Party of Regions and Dnipro-native Tymoshenko, leaving an opening for othe [...]	2007-06-21 14:16:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV1916	UKRAINE: NATO SEA BREEZE EXERCISE AN "UNQUALIFIED [...] (C) Summary: Sea Breeze 2007, the largest ever multinational exercise in the Black Sea, concluded July 22. Over two weeks, exercise participants from 13 NATO PfP member countries enhanced interoperability through peacekeeping operations, search and rescue, and communications training. Despite [...]	2007-08-06 13:02:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV UP
07KYIV1940	UKRAINE: REGIONS'S PARTY CONGRESS: A HANDSHAKE, A [...] (C) Summary. The Party of Regions August 4 party congress was the least predictable of the major party congresses, featuring both moderate speeches by Prime Minister Yanukovych and faction leader Raisa Bohatyreva and well-received speeches from Communist Party leader Symonenko and a representa [...]	2007-08-08 09:27:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV2001	UKRAINE: TEN YEARS AFTER THE SIGNING OF THE [...] (C) Summary: Ten years after the signing of the NATO-Ukraine Charter and two and a half years after the Orange Revolution, many policy makers and experts in Ukraine and in the West hoped that Ukraine would jump on a fast track to NATO membership. However, today public support for NATO members [...]	2007-08-15 07:35:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV UP
07KYIV2075	UKRAINE: BYUT CONGRESS--NATIONALIST WRAPPINGS, BUT [...] (C) Summary. In a congress that emphasized Ukrainian nationalism and loyalty to Tymoshenko, the diminutive opposition leader presented her detailed program for the country's future, "the Ukrainian Breakthrough." In a 75-minute speech, Tymoshenko laid out her ideas for everything from increasi [...]	2007-08-17 12:26:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV211	UKRAINE: NATO REFERENDUM ON HOLD AFTER [...] (C) Summary. President Yushchenko's January 26 decision to refer two constitutional articles on holding a referendum to the Constitutional Court for clarification effectively pushes down the road the need to decide whether there will be a referendum on membership in NATO and the Single Economi [...]	2007-01-29 15:46:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NATO UP
07KYIV2165	UKRAINE: LITTLE PROGRESS IN INVESTIGATION OF [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Journalist Artem Skoropadiskiy, who claimed that an August 13 assault on him by two assailants was because of a critical story he wrote on Kyiv Mayor Leonid Chernovetskiy, told PolOff on August 21 that there had been no progress in the police investigation. Althoug [...]	2007-08-29 11:57:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV UP
07KYIV224	UKRAINE: REACTION TO MISSILE DEFENSE MEDIA REPORTS [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 9. 2. (C) Summary: Defense Minister Hrytsenko told Ambassador January 29 that the U.S. announcement about its preparedness to locate missile defense facilities in Poland and the Czech Republic had the unintended consequence in Ukraine of reinforcing [...]	2007-01-31 16:40:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PREL PINR US UP
07KYIV2247	UKRAINE: EVEN SMALL ELECTION ABUSES COULD [...] Summary. As the campaign heats up for Ukraine's September 30 preterm parliamentary elections, few anticipate there will be massive election fraud. However, in what is expected to be a very tight race, even abuses on the margins could influence the outcome. Greater transparency in the electio [...]	2007-09-07 13:50:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
07KYIV2260	UKRAINE IPR CONFERENCE HOSTS LATEST ROUND IN FIGHT [...] Summary: Ukraine's annual IPR Conference, held September 3-7, brought together GOU officials, industry reps, and international experts to promote better IPR protection in the country. Discussion of possible Copyright Law amendments and the operation of royalty collecting societies proved most [...]	2007-09-11 08:55:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR ECON UP
07KYIV2401	UKRAINE: COALITION SCENARIOS IN A CLOSE RACE [...] (C) Summary and comment. With reliable polling suggesting that no one party will win an outright majority on its own in the September 30 elections, a coalition will have to be formed either based on an orange variant, a broad coalition that in some way joins the Party of Regions and Our Ukrai [...]	2007-09-18 13:14:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
07KYIV2481	UKRAINE: REGIONS FOCUSES ON CAMPAIGN; PUTS ASIDE [...] (C) Summary. Pouring money and manpower into its campaign effort, Party of Regions leaders have put aside their differences to aim for another win in the September 30 Rada election -- as all polls show them doing -- but squabbles over policy direction and coalition formation could resurface in [...]	2007-09-28 02:34:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
07KYIV2806	UKRAINE: PRESIDENT'S DEMANDS STRAIN OU; REGIONS [...] (C) Summary. While the parties are slowly going through the procedures to prepare for a new Rada, the orange coalition is either close to completion or teetering on the edge of self-destruction, reportedly pushed by President Yushchenko, his Chief of Staff Baloha, and NSDC Secretary Plyushch. [...]	2007-11-09 14:05:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
07KYIV282	UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO POISONING CASE REMAINS [...] (SBU) Summary. More than two years after his inauguration as President, Viktor Yushchenko's face no longer has the huge chloracne bumps and pallid grey color resulting from his poisoning by dioxin in September 2004, and his Swiss doctors claim that 80 percent of the dioxin has left his syste [...]	2007-02-02 15:06:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM UP
07KYIV3048	UKRAINE: PM GRIDLOCK ILLUSTRATES DYSFUNCTION OF [...] (C) Summary. Disorganization and infighting within the orange coalition, particularly within the President's Our Ukraine-People's Self-Defense party, and continued intransigence by the Party of Regions have stymied the confirmation of Yuliya Tymoshenko as Prime Minister. The December 11 vote [...]	2007-12-12 12:05:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV3154	UKRAINE: BOHATYREVA APPOINTMENT MUDDIES REGIONS [...] (C) Summary. With Regions finally settling into its role as the opposition, and both Prime Minister Tymoshenko and Regions leader Yanukovych making efforts to be constructive, President Yushchenko's decision to name deputy leader of Party of Regions Raisa Bohatyreva Secretary of the National [...]	2007-12-27 09:30:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
07KYIV3165	ECONOMIC POLICY AND THE NEW GOU: PROGRESS, BUT WITH [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has sent out mixed signals on her plans for the Ukrainian economy. She continues to say many of the right things on economic matters, yet some of her populist campaign promises convey a different message. Nonetheless, we expect Tymosh [...]	2007-12-28 12:58:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG EINV PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV452	UKRAINE: RADA REJECTS FM/SBU NOMINEES IN ANOTHER [...] (C) Summary. The Party of Regions-led Rada majority on February 22 rejected presidential nominees for Foreign Minister and Security Service (SBU) Chief in what appears to be the latest skirmish between the President and Prime Minister in the long-running struggle for power. Presidential Secre [...]	2007-02-22 16:37:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV654	UKRAINE/BELARUS SUMMIT STILL PLANNED FOR MARCH [...] (C) Summary: Plans are still proceeding for a Kyiv summit between President Yushchenko and Belarusan President Lukashenko, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Veselovsky during a meeting with EUR DAS Kramer, NSC Director Sterling, and the Ambassador. Kramer warned Veselovsky that such a mee [...]	2007-03-22 08:57:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PHUM ENRG EPET BO UP
07KYIV686	UKRAINE: DAS KRAMER'S DISCUSSIONS OF DOMESTIC [...] (C) Summary: In a wide range of conversations EUR DAS David Kramer and NSC Director Adam Sterling conducted with Ukrainian officials and commentators March 18-20, the overriding theme in domestic politics was that all branches of the government were consumed with the ongoing struggle for polit [...]	2007-03-23 15:31:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV789	UKRAINE: INTERPRETING THE CONSTITUTION: NO CLEAR [...] Summary and Comment. As Ukraine's political crisis proceeds, both sides argue that they have the constitutional and legal upperhand and are acting in support of democracy and the rule of law. President Yushchenko has dismissed the Rada, and his team maintains the Rada's powers have been curt [...]	2007-04-04 15:54:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
07KYIV929	UKRAINE: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT PROCEEDINGS RESUME [...] (SBU) Summary. Constitutional Court deliberations of the constitutionality of President Yushchenko's April 2 decree dismissing the Rada and calling new elections resumed April 18 after a brief delay caused by opposition efforts to impede access to the court. Opposition leaders Tymoshenko, Ky [...]	2007-04-18 14:49:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07LAGOS103	ONDO STATE'S OIL REVENUE BRINGS GREAT EXPECTATIONS [...] (C) Summary: People's Democratic Party (PDP) Governor Olusegun Agagu will run for a second term in Ondo State. While his supporters tout his achievements, critics note the State's poor roads and infrastructure, wondering why, with Ondo's handsome oil revenues, more people have not benefited fr [...]	2007-02-12 07:11:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM EPET NI
07LAGOS188	OYO FORECAST: VIOLENCE AND VOTING MANIPULATION [...] (C) Summary: A January visit by Poloff to Oyo State showed the return of Rashidi Ladoja to the governor's seat had further complicated the political climate of the State. People's Democratic Party (PDP) strongman Lamidi Adedibu and his ally Deputy Governor Christopher Alao-Akala continue to de [...]	2007-03-14 14:55:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS213	EDO STATE MAKES PROGRESS AGAINST TIP, BUT THE [...] (SBU) Summary: A visit by Poloff with Global Trafficking in Persons Program Officer Amy LeMar to Edo State showed progress in combating trafficking in persons (TIP). Local organizations have been led by Idia Renaissance, founded by Edo State First Lady Eki Igbinedion. Igbinedion's anti-TIP [...]	2007-03-21 11:27:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KWMN ELAB KCRM SOCI SMIG NI
07LAGOS271	SOUTHEAST PERSPECTIVE ON THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A visit to the Southeast by Poloffs to discuss the up-coming April elections with political leaders, nongovernmental organizations, and journalists indicated most Nigerians in the southeast were apathetic. Our interlocutors agreed there were only three major candidates for presid [...]	2007-04-16 07:49:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS337	SOUTHERN NIGERIA HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE THROUGH MARCH [...] This is a roundup of recent incidents representative of the human rights situation in southern Nigeria. This summary is organized according to the sections of the annual Human Right Report. These incidents have not been reported in other cables. --------------------------- Section 1 - Re [...]	2007-05-14 12:56:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL ELAB KIRF NI
07LAGOS388	WITH EVIDENT FRUSTRATION, OYO STATE OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary: During a May 9 visit by Poloff to Ibadan, interlocutors expressed their consternation over how the recent elections were conducted while the opposition discussed their support for the electoral tribunals. All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP) gubernatorial candidate Abiola Ajimobi pl [...]	2007-05-25 12:29:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS482	SOUTHERN NIGERIA HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE THROUGH JUNE [...] (U) This is a roundup of recent incidents representative of the human rights situation in southern Nigeria. This summary is organized according to the sections of the annual Human Right Report. --------------------------- Section 1 - Respect for the Integrity of the Person ---------------- [...]	2007-06-28 15:00:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ELAB KIRF NI
07LAGOS506	SOUTHERN NIGERIA POLITICAL TIDBITS FOR JUNE 2007 [...] (U) Summary: This cable is a summary of recent political events in the Southern Nigeria political region. End summary. -------------------------------------- Popular South East Party Conspicuously Absent from Unity Government Proposal -------------------------------------- 2. (C) Cons [...]	2007-07-17 12:11:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS525	OYO STATE FACES A SUMMER OF DISCONTENT [...] (C) Summary: Poloff's visit to Oyo State showed Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala enjoying no political honeymoon following his election in the controversial April poll. The civil service is on strike and after an outburst of violence between strikers and transport workers loyal to Akala, attempts [...]	2007-07-26 13:04:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS567	NIGER DELTA: HOSTAGE TAKING & DEATH, PORT HARCOURT [...] (C) Summary: On August 12, a foreign hostage of an unidentified nationality reportedly died in Bayelsa State en route to a hospital. On August 10, a British National was kidnapped in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on his way to work. On August 8, the son of a Bayelsa State legislator was report [...]	2007-08-13 12:48:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC NI
07LAGOS580	EBONYI STATE EXPERIENCES A SEAMLESS TRANSITION [...] (C) Summary: In a July 31 visit by Pol-econ chief to Ebonyi State, Governor Martin Elechi praised U.S. involvement in Nigeria and cited his top priorities as reforming the civil service and promoting development. Some observers contended Elechi's bureaucratic experience and acumen would bene [...]	2007-08-17 14:03:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS685	NIGERIA'S EDO STATE RIVEN OVER TRIBUNALS, LG ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary: The Edo State Election Petition Tribunal has been sitting daily to expedite proceedings, but has no jurisdiction to hear complaints alleging violent intimidation of witnesses. Edo State opposition parties will boycott November local government elections. Sitting Governor Osunbor' [...]	2007-10-19 14:15:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
07LAGOS688	PRISON RIOT SPARKS DEBATE ON PRISON REFORM [...] (U) SUMMARY: Several prisoners died recently during an attempted jail break in a federal prison in Ibadan, Oyo State. The Government of Nigeria (GON) pledged to institute lasting prison reform that would improve prisoners' living conditions. However, human rights activists argued that no mean [...]	2007-10-22 12:41:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS95	STATE OF EMERGENCY BRINGS SOME CALM TO EKITI STATE [...] (C) Summary. Although controversial, President Obasanjo's declaration in October 2006 of a state of emergency in Ekiti State has provided citizens a respite from the State's tumultuous political climate. Special Administrator Tunji Olurin has brought some order to Ekiti. However, the party [...]	2007-02-09 07:07:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07LAPAZ1127	MAS PROPOSES PRESS OMBUDSMAN [...] (U) A Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) Constituent Assembly member has proposed expanding the responsibilities of Bolivia's human rights ombudsman or creating a new "press ombudsman" to hear citizen complaints regarding the press. Reactions to the proposal were mixed. Former journalist and Bo [...]	2007-04-24 17:33:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM BL
07LAPAZ1396	AMBASSADOR MEETS PREFECT, JOURNALISTS, AND [...] (C) On May 17, Santa Cruz Prefect Costas told the Ambassador that he predicts a poor outcome for the Constituent Assembly (CA),and suggested that the opposition's strategy would be to seek redress before the Constitutional Tribunal if the MAS violated the terms of the Assembly's convening leg [...]	2007-05-22 17:07:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ECON EAGR BL
07LAPAZ170	INFLUENTIAL BOLIVIAN WOMEN [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-24 11:25:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL BL
07LAPAZ188	A NEW YEAR, A NEW CABINET [...] (C) Despite recent public statements that he would not make any cabinet changes, President Morales announced a shake-up late January 23, replacing seven ministers (government, education, agriculture, justice, public works, planning, and labor). The announcement came as a surprise for many, ex [...]	2007-01-25 15:52:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL

07LAPAZ2416	MORE ATTACKS ON USAID, CHARGES OF PAYING THE PRESS [...] (SBU) Government Minister Juan Ramon Quintana continued his barrage of false accusations against USAID on September 2, once again charging USAID with funding groups to destabilize Bolivia. Quintana also accused the USG of paying journalists to write articles that foment conflict. While Qui [...]	2007-09-04 22:21:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ2626	BOLIVIA'S NEW "PEACEFUL" RELATIONS WITH IRAN/LIBYA [...] (C) Summary: With the visit of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and signing of $1.1 billion in cooperation agreements September 27, Bolivia and Iran have fundamentally deepened both their commercial and political relationship. In his signing ceremony speech, Morales emphasized Bolivia's r [...]	2007-09-27 23:16:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PARM PGOV PREL KNNP MNUC IAEA UN IR BL
07LAPAZ2813	NOTES FROM SANTA CRUZ - OCTOBER 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary: Santa Cruz Department, with 26 percent of Bolivia's population, is its fastest-growing region responsible for 32 percent of Bolivian GDP. Political and business leaders lament the lack of central government funds dedicated to Santa Cruz but on the other hand resent central gover [...]	2007-10-18 18:14:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON KPAO CONS AMGT BL
07LAPAZ2854	BOLIVIA'S PRESS INCREASINGLY UNDER PRESSURE [...] (C) Reporters Without Borders (RSF) recently released its annual press freedom index and Bolivia dropped from 16 to 68. RSF's report stated, "(Bolivia) has fallen many places because of serious press freedom violations." While RSF cites many physical attacks on reporters, perhaps the most [...]	2007-10-23 12:30:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BL
07LAPAZ3029	U.S. IN EVO'S CROSSHAIRS: WHAT NEXT? [...] (C) In a closed Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party meeting on November 12 that was taped and leaked to the press, Minister of the Presidency Juan Ramon Quintana repeated his outrageous conspiracy charges against USAID while upping the ante by threatening USAID's expulsion from Bolivia. Th [...]	2007-11-15 23:13:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL EAID SNAR BL
07LAPAZ3037	BOLIVIA: FREEDOM DEFENDER NOMINEE [...] (SBU) Embassy La Paz is pleased to nominate Ana Maria Romero de Campero as our 2007 Freedom Defenders Award Nominee. From 1998-2003, Ms. Campero served as Bolivia's first Human Rights Ombudsman (Defensor del Pueblo),the independent government agency charged with defending and promoting cons [...]	2007-11-16 21:25:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	APER KPAO PHUM BL
07LAPAZ3078	AMIDST VIOLENCE EVO'S MAS APPROVES CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Following a tumultuous session on November 23 (ref A),that excluded all but a handful of opposition members, the ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) reconvened the Constituent Assembly on November 24 at a military school outside of Sucre amidst thousands of protesters calling for its [...]	2007-11-25 23:06:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ3079	AMIDST VIOLENCE EVO'S MAS APPROVES CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Following a tumultuous session on November 23 (ref A),that excluded all but a handful of opposition members, the ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) reconvened the Constituent Assembly on November 24 at a military school outside of Sucre amidst thousands of protesters calling for its [...]	2007-11-25 23:06:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ3100	BOLIVIAN PRESS ATTACKED [...] (SBU) Summary: The past weeks have been marked by government rhetoric against press bias. On November 26, following a large rally where President Morales and several social sector leaders verbally attacked the media, violence erupted against both journalists and media headquarters. After Ev [...]	2007-11-27 22:26:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BL
07LAPAZ3189	MEDIA LUNA MASISTAS: CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE [...] (C) Summary: Moderate ruling-party MAS members complain that they are labeled as traitors by President Evo Morales. They also lament an increasingly hostile environment in the Congress as Morales has decided to take a tougher line with the legislative branch. Nevertheless, MAS Senator Guido G [...]	2007-12-06 13:08:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ3220	VENEZUELAN PLANE CONTROVERSY GOES INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Although facts are emerging, rumors continue to run rampant concerning the aborted landing of a Venezuelan C-130 Hercules airplane. Forced to leave one Bolivian town by a rock-wielding mob, the plane was unable to land at another Bolivian town as protesters blocked the runway. A [...]	2007-12-10 22:13:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL MARR BL VN
07LAPAZ444	SUCRE: CONTINUED CONCERNS ABOUT BOLIVIA'S JUDICIARY [...] (C) Summary: On his first trip to Sucre February 14-15, Ambassador Goldberg made courtesy calls on the Constituent Assembly's (CA) MAS leadership and the opposition, MAS Governor David Sanchez, the Supreme Court, the Constitutional Tribunal, and civic leaders and media analysts. In his meeti [...]	2007-02-16 20:48:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ54	MASISTAS TURN VIOLENT, COCHABAMBA PREFECT ATTACKED [...] (C) On January 8, Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) militants protesting for the resignation of Cochabamba's prefect (governor) attacked the prefect's building, resulting in at least twenty-two people injured, assaults on several journalists, significant damage to the prefecture's property, an [...]	2007-01-09 21:03:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PHUM BL
07LAPAZ551	VENEZUELAN MILITARY INTERFERES WITH BOLIVIAN PRESS [...] (U) At approximately noon February 27, a Venezuelan Hercules that was reported to be carrying disaster assistance arrived in El Alto. When Bolivian journalists attempted to film the Venezuelan crew unloading the cargo, the Venezuelans prohibited them from filming the plane (citing the protect [...]	2007-02-28 17:44:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS MASS BL VE
07LAPAZ751	MORALES RENEWS VERBAL ATTACKS ON MAINSTREAM MEDIA [...] (SBU) President Morales renewed his attacks on the mainstream media this week. First, he attacked leading daily newspaper La Razon March 14 for errors in its reporting on a decrease in hydrocarbons revenues and the GOB's loss of Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) funds (septel). On March 13 [...]	2007-03-19 19:11:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ84	COCHABAMBA: FIGHTING ERUPTS, TURNS DEADLY [...] (U) On January 11 at 4:15 local time, violent confrontations between pro-GOB (mostly cocaleros) and anti-GOB forces in Cochabamba, Bolivia's third largest city, resulted in at least one death and over one hundred injured. This followed earlier skirmishes. The city had been paralyzed all day b [...]	2007-01-11 21:49:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON PHUM BL
07LIBREVILLE308	GABON MISCELLANY [...] CHINESE PRESENCE/PRESENTS. On June 26, the Gabonese Minister of Public Construction and the Minister of Telecommunication visited the construction site of the new national radio and television-broadcasting center being built by the PRC in Gabon. Construction began on this project in 2005. The [...]	2007-07-17 15:53:00	Embassy Libreville	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM GB
07LILONGWE155	MCA FOSTERS CREATION OF NATIONAL MEDIA COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-28 07:17:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID KMCA KPAO KIIP MI
07LILONGWE186	THE ONCE AND FUTURE PRESIDENT? MULUZI DECLARES [...] (SBU) Summary: Former President Bakili Muluzi, renowned for his government's corruption while in office, has announced that he will run for President again in 2009. Muluzi, famously coy regarding his political intentions, said at a mass ral\|y in Blantyre on March 11 that he was ready to run "i [...]	2007-03-13 15:43:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KCOR MI
07LILONGWE27	UDF LEADERS ARRESTED FOR DISSEMINATING BINGU RECORDING [...] (SBU) Summary: Police arrested two opposition leaders on January 11 for distributing a recording of President Mutharika instructing an unnamed GOM official to "shake up" former President and political nemesis Bakili Muluzi. The two officials, arrested on charges of sedition, played the recordi [...]	2007-01-12 12:42:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
07LILONGWE425	PROFILE OF MALAWI FOREIGN MINISTER JOYCE BANDA [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Foreign Affairs Joyce Banda is well respected by the Malawian public, and lauded for her strong pro-human rights past. Banda is admittedly out of her element at Foreign Affairs and possesses only a basic knowledge of international relations, however she comes across a [...]	2007-06-05 13:38:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR MI
07LILONGWE845	MALAWI: MCC THRESHOLD SUCCESS STORIES [...] Summary: The 20.92 million USD Millennium Challenge Threshold Program in Malawi has achieved its goals using targeted projects across multiple sectors to combat corruption. The most recent milestone was the establishment of an internal affairs unit at the Malawi Police Service after an 18-mont [...]	2007-11-13 12:46:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID PGOV MI
07LIMA1271	TREASURY SECRETARY PAULSON MEETS WITH PERU'S [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Garcia received Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson March 20 for a discussion of the Peruvian economy, regional developments and his upcoming visit to Washington. Secretary Paulson reaffirmed the Administration and President Bush's determination to secure passage by Cong [...]	2007-04-04 22:11:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON OVIP ETRD PGOV PREL PE
07LIMA1413	APPOINTMENT OF FUJIMORISTA ROILS GOP, HURTS PRIME [...] (SBU) Summary: The short-lived appointment of ex-Fujimori Prime Minister Alberto Pandolfi to a government position has embroiled the APRA Administration in a debilitating scandal. Pandolfi faces criminal charges relating to Vladimiro Montesinos corruption scandals and in 2003 was legally proh [...]	2007-04-16 20:51:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR PE
07LIMA3231	FORMER PRESIDENT FUJIMORI RETURNED TO PERU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the surprise decision by Chile's Supreme Court to approve his extradition (Ref A),former President Alberto Fujimori was returned to Peru September 22 -- spirited to a suburban Lima police base in a carefully managed transfer that left little opportunity for political [...]	2007-09-24 15:54:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER PE
07LIMA460	SMALL FARMER GROUPS ALSO WANT TO RENEGOTIATE PTPA [...] (U) SUMMARY. With the U.S. Congress asking whether there should be enhancements to the labor provisions of the PTPA, a minority group of farm journalists, academics and small farmers have begun to call for the renegotiation of the PTPA. Overall support among Peruvians for the PTPA remains str [...]	2007-02-16 17:34:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD BEXPC PE SNAR
07LISBON1498	DUSD FATA'S MISSILE DEFENSE BRIEF TO NATO PA [...] Summary. DASD Fata provided a missile defense briefing to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly meeting in Portugal, stressing that the proposed long range system was to detect, deter, and defend against missile threats from the Middle East and that the system posed no threat to Russia. Fata stres [...]	2007-05-29 10:35:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MCAP MNUC PARM PO PREL
07LISBON2564	EU DEFENSE MINISTERS INFORMAL IN PORTUGAL [...] (C) Summary. High Rep Solana briefed EU Defense Ministers on the first face-to-face Troika-led negotiations between Serbs and Kosovars. Solana's spokesman said the EU would support any necessary action by troops currently stationed in Kosovo to maintain stability. Solana strongly defended th [...]	2007-10-04 10:57:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PREL MOPS MARR AF XA ZL PO EUN
07LISBON2771	EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT IN PORTUGAL [...] (U) Summary. At the EU-Russia Summit in Portugal October 26, Russia committed to invite the OSCE to observe the December 2 Duma elections. On missile defense, Putin compared the U.S. proposal to the USSR placing offensive missiles in Cuba. This line garnered much press coverage, which ignor [...]	2007-10-31 18:47:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EUN PGOV RS IR PO
07LISBON2882	PORTUGAL'S AFGHANISTAN DRAWDOWN [...] (C/NF) In a November 9 lunch with DATT and P/E Counselor, the Foreign Minister's diplomatic advisor, Paulo Lourenco, made it clear that President Cavaco Silva himself was behind Portugal's recently announced decision to reduce its contributions to ISAF beginning in August 2008. Lourenco said [...]	2007-11-09 17:41:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PO
07LISBON2916	FM AMADO ON KOSOVO [...] (C/NF) Summary: During a farewell lunch he hosted for Ambassador Hoffman, Foreign Minister Luis Amado spoke at length in answer to Ambassador,s questions about the EU,s progress on Kosovo. While defending the Portuguese presidency,s role in making Kosovo an "EU issue" that is firmly stamped [...]	2007-11-15 14:24:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PO KV SR
07LISBON345	PORTUGUESE AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATING CIA FLIGHT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Public Ministry received complaints from a crusading journalist and European Parliamentarian about alleged illegal CIA flights operating through Portugal. These allegations are undergoing a preliminary investigation, but no legal case has yet been opened. The issue will n [...]	2007-02-07 17:27:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PO
07LISBON457	PORTUGUESE FM TESTIFIES AGAIN REGARDING ALLEGED [...] (U) As predicted Ref (A),alleged CIA rendition flights remain front-page news in Portugal, recently stimulated by the European Parliament's report and the Portuguese Foreign Minister,s testimony in the National Assembly. Foreign Minister Luis Amado appeared before the National Assembly once [...]	2007-02-21 16:22:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PO
07LISBON557	PORTUGUESE EU PRESIDENCY LOGISTICS (C-RE6-02209) [...] (SBU) In preparation for Portugal's term as the President of the European Council from July-December 2007, the Government of Portugal established an office dedicated to the logistical coordination efforts. The "Presidential Mission" (Missao Presidencia),led by career diplomat Jaime Leitao, e [...]	2007-03-06 17:29:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PINR EU PO
07LISBON966	SPEAKER PELOSI'S APRIL 6 MEETING WITH PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi paid a courtesy call on Portuguese Parliament President Jaime Gama on April 6 during a Lisbon stopover following her trip to the Middle East. The hour-long meeting was cordial and broad ranging. Speaker Pelosi underscored that the dele [...]	2007-04-13 09:42:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PO EUN XF ZP AF
07LJUBLJANA137	SLOVENIA: ENVIRONMENT MINISTER AND PEOPLE'S PARTY [...] (C) Summary. Slovenia's Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning, and leader of minority GoS coalition partner, Slovene People's Party (SLS),Janez Podobnik took a break from a flurry of recent media criticism -- regarding his decision to compensate a private construction company for disa [...]	2007-03-08 07:50:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SENV SI
07LJUBLJANA152	SLOVENIA: GOVERNMENT AND MEDIA REACTION TO THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The 2006 Human Rights Report (HRR) generated extensive reaction from the Government of Slovenia (GoS),opposition party leaders, and the media. In general, government ministries offered an upbeat assessment, accentuating positive comments, minimizing criticism, and expressing pl [...]	2007-03-15 12:26:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO SI
07LJUBLJANA188	SLOVENIA: MEDIA RESPONSE AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY [...] (C) Summary. Slovenian media coverage of U.S. missile defense plans in Poland and Czech Republic has been generally restrained, with numerous straightforward, factual articles, but, as is typical, a handful of acerbic anti-American commentaries from Slovenia's skeptical intellectual elite. A [...]	2007-03-28 09:51:00	Embassy Ljubljana	SECRET	KPAO MARR PREL NATO PGOV MASS SI
07LJUBLJANA47	INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN SLOVENIA [...] Responding to reftel, Post has identified the following as the top five most influential women in Slovenia. -- Barbara Brezigar - State Prosecutor General and former Presidential Candidate; Office of the State Prosecutor General of the Republic of Slovenia, Dunajska cesta 22, 1511 Ljublana [...]	2007-01-29 15:39:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KWNM EUN SI
07LJUBLJANA722	SLOVENIA: GOVERNMENT WINS VOTE OF CONFIDENCE [...] (U) On November 19, the Slovene National Assembly voted in favor of the government in response to Prime Minister Janez Jansa's demand for a vote of confidence. The Parliament voted to support the current government by a margin of 51 to 33 (all the coalition members of Parliament plus the two [...]	2007-11-21 08:46:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SI
07LJUBLJANA724	FOREIGN MINISTER RUPEL DENIES GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Foreign Minister Rupel requested a meeting with Charge November 22 to discuss charges by many journalists that the Jansa government is exerting indirect pressure on the media and restricting press freedom in Slovenia. Rupel fully dismissed the allegations, pointing to the broadly critical [...]	2007-11-23 12:36:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SI
07LOME176	UFC LEADERSHIP IN CAMPAIGN MODE, UNLIKELY TO ENTER [...] (C) Summary. The Union of Forces for Change (UFC),arguably the largest opposition party in Togo, has ruled out participating in the national unity government formed last September. The unity government's primary mandate is to prepare for free and fair legislative elections in 2007. Although t [...]	2007-03-02 14:40:00	Embassy Lome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR TO
07LOME257	FRANCOPHONIE ELECTION EVALUATION MISSION VISITS [...] (SBU) Summary: A technical evaluation mission from the Intergovernmental Francophone Agency (Francophonie),led by Nelson Messone, called on Ambassador on March 28 and shared observations of the political situation in Togo in the run up to legislative elections scheduled for June 24. The group [...]	2007-04-02 16:34:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL TO
07LONDON140	IRANIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATES CLAIM OFFICIAL [...] (C) Poloff has received, via London contacts, e-mails from several Iranian human rights activists who allege (citing evidence of film which Poloff has not seen) a pattern of beatings, extortion, and sexual assault by officials in Van, Turkey, against Kurdish Iranian refugees seeking protected [...]	2007-01-12 15:54:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM IR TU UK
07LONDON1991	ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT OF EU ENLARGEMENT FOR UK [...] Since Romania and Bulgaria formally joined the European Union (EU) on January 1, 2007, we have witnessed increased reference to economic activity between the UK and the new member states, ranging from high level visits to various UK contacts indicating they have purchased vacation property in [...]	2007-05-23 14:42:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL EU UK
07LONDON3983	AMBASSADOR THANKS IRAN DEMOCRACY ADVOCATES FOR [...] (C) Summary: Per reftel request for Chiefs of Mission worldwide to underscore U.S. support for democracy advocates, Ambassador met October 11 with two UK-based Iranian expatriate journalists to thank them for their years of advocacy for human rights and democracy in Iran and to lead their dis [...]	2007-10-19 12:14:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC PHUM IR UK
07LONDON4045	EUR SENIOR ADVISOR PANDITH AND S/P ADVISOR COHENâ€™S [...] (C) Summary. EUR Senior Advisor for Muslim Engagement Farah Pandith and S/P Member Jared Cohen met with a wide range of UK government leaders, community activists, think tanks, artists, and Muslim youth during their October 9-14 visit to the UK. Government officials stressed that the UK's problem w [...]	2007-10-25 16:38:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL PTER SCUL UK
07LONDON473	FY-2007 TEACHING AREA STUDIES, 11/15-12/2/06: EVALUATION BY [...] SUMMARY/RESULTS-IMPACT ------------------------- A). Ali Pedram found this an interesting and informative program on all fronts, academically, professionally and personally. It destroyed the preconceived ideas he had of the United States and its culture as well as its foreign policy toward th [...]	2007-02-06 17:29:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL IR UK
07LONDON788	SURVEYING EU MEMBERS ON THEIR IRAN CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (C) The Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Iran Team Human Rights Leader, Stephen Hickey, described to Poloff several overlapping project areas, centering on media outreach, judicial reform and human rights, in which UK Government is supporting democratic reform in Iran. Hickey provided this [...]	2007-03-01 14:15:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL EUN IR UK
07LUANDA1048	ANGOLAN JOURNALIST IMPRISONED FOR DEFAMATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 3, Graca Campos, the outspoken director of the privately-owned weekly newspaper "Semanario Angolense," was sentenced to eight months in prison (two months more than the maximum legal sentence) and an unprecedented 250,000 USD fine following his conviction on defamatio [...]	2007-10-15 16:02:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL AO
07LUANDA330	ANGOLA: FEBRUARY - MARCH POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (U) SUMMARY -------------- ---- PADEPA Activists Acquitted ---- FNLA Founder Retires ---- UNITA Loses Five Deputies, Commemorates Savimbi's Death ---- MPLA Parliamentarian Denounces Lack of Freedom of Expression ----MPLA President Accuses Party Dissidents of Spreading Lies PADEPA [...]	2007-04-10 15:36:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL AO
07LUANDA748	ANGOLA- FY 2006 SSH STATUS OF FUNDS SUMMARY REPORT [...] PART A - PRIOR FISCAL YEAR FUNDS FY 2005 SSH NUMBER: SSH-05-654-003 AMOUNT OBLIGATED: USD 17,245 UNLIQUIDATED BALANCE: None DATE OBLIGATED: October 12, 2005 COMPLETION DATE: September 30, 2006 NAME OF A GRANTEE: AFAMODSA PROVINCE: Luanda PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Construct a center with a hea [...]	2007-07-20 08:25:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AO
07LUANDA785	ANGOLA PROVINCIAL NOTES - HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION [...] (C) Summary: Diamond prospecting, legal or otherwise, is the only game in town for the majority of the people in Lunda Norte province. Lunda Norte's diamond riches come packaged with reports of human right abuses committed by both government and private security forces against iLLegal diamond [...]	2007-07-31 21:22:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EMIN PHUM ECON PREF PINR KDEM SOCI AO
07LUANDA908	ANGOLA - AUGUST POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (U) SUMMARY -------------- - OPEC Secretary General Visits Angola - Energy and Economic Development Conference Held in Luanda - Angola Welcomes Vietnamese Doctors and Teachers - Angola Hosts and Wins African Basketball Championship OPEC Secretary General Visits Angola --------------- [...]	2007-09-04 16:42:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG SENV KOLY AO
07LUSAKA372	ZAMBIA MARCH 2007 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-29 08:16:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EAIR ZA
07LUSAKA434	ZAMBIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (U) Topics Covered: -- Minister of Information Sacked -- MMD Succession Speculation -- United Liberal Party Loses MPs to PF -- Government Continues to Demolish Illegal Structures -- State Wins Media Case -- FOIA Tied To Media Ethics Bill -- Parliamentary Election Petitions -- PF Suspends [...]	2007-04-12 09:56:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR ZA
07MADRID1505	PROFILES OF SPAIN-BASED CUBAN GROUPS [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Thanks to family ties and historical/cultural links, Madrid hosts a number of important Cuban civil society and human rights organizations. These groups influence Spanish political discourse and public opinion through participation in public events, writings in local publicat [...]	2007-08-03 08:55:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINR PHUM SP CU
07MADRID17	ETA ATTACK: FIRST DEATH CONFIRMED, ZAPATERO FACING [...] (C) Summary. Authorities confirmed late on January 3 that they had located the body of Ecuadoran immigrant Carlos Alonso Palate in the wreckage of the airport parking garage bombed by ETA on December 30. Alonso Palate becomes the 818th victim of ETA terrorism and the first ETA victim since Ma [...]	2007-01-04 16:37:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV SP
07MADRID173	SPAIN/CIA FLIGHTS: JUDGE ORDERS DECLASSIFICATION [...] (C) Summary. National Court Examining Magistrate Ismael Moreno requested on January 31 that the Spanish Ministry of Defense and the National Intelligence Center (CNI) declassify any information related to the transit of CIA aircraft through Spanish territory, as well as any information indicating w [...]	2007-02-01 17:43:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR SP
07MADRID2093	SPANISH AGAIN BRING UP CARRASCOSA CASE AND MAY [...] (C) The DCM met November 5 with Secretary of State for Justice Julio Perez Hernandez to thank him for Spain's efforts in the Al-Kassar extradition case (REFTEL A). Perez Hernandez raised during the meeting Spain's continuing concern over the long-running case of Maria Jose Carrascosa, a Spani [...]	2007-11-08 19:29:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KOCI PREL CASC SP
07MADRID2159	DEMARCHE ON DEMOCRACY IN VENEZUELA [...] (C) Charge d'Affaires delivered ref a demarche November 23 to MFA Secretary of State for Iberoamerica Trinidad Jimenez and the Director General for Iberoamerica Javier Sandomingo. Drawing also on information provided by WHA/AND concerning Chavez' ties to Iran and increased narcotics trafficking fro [...]	2007-11-27 14:16:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM VE SP
07MADRID800	SPAIN/COUSO CASE: JUDGE CHARGES US SERVICEMEN WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. National Court Judge Santiago Pedraz issued formal charges of murder and "crimes against the international community" against the three US servicemen named in the legal case filed by family members of Spanish cameraman Jose Couso, who was killed by US fire during the capture of [...]	2007-04-27 19:55:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR PGOV SP
07MANAGUA1067	ORTEGA,S FIRST 100 DAYS -- AUTOCRATIC TRENDS DRAW [...] (C) Summary: In its first 100 days, President Ortega's government was characterized by a blur between party and state; autocracy and secrecy; dependency on Chavez; disregard for law and human rights; the dismissal of thousands of government employees; and, a pointed effort to financially "sta [...]	2007-04-25 22:35:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KDEM NU SNAR IR
07MANAGUA1113	LIBERAL DEPUTIES AGREE TO WORK ON JOINT [...] (C) Summary: Liberal National Assembly deputies from the Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) and Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) recently pledged during a meeting with poloffs to jump-start negotiations on a joint legislative agenda and methods to coherently oppose objectionable proposals from [...]	2007-05-02 21:33:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR EINV KDEM NU
07MANAGUA1622	ORTEGA ADMINISTRATION AT SIX MONTHS [...] (C) Summary: During his first six months in office, President Daniel Ortega has expanded executive powers and used them to destroy or give away pieces of Nicaragua's cultural patrimony; to threaten opposition media and freedom of expression; to fire large numbers of government officials and r [...]	2007-07-02 17:35:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON NU
07MANAGUA2008	NICARAGUA NOMINATES ANTI-U.S., FORMER AMCIT AS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Nicaragua plans to nominate former Foreign Minister, Miguel D'ESCOTO Brockmann, a gratuitously anti-U.S., former AMCIT, and former Catholic priest, as the GRULAC candidate for President of the 63rd Session of the UNGA (2008-2009),Foreign Minister Samuel Santos told us on August 2 [...]	2007-08-30 19:30:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OPDC PINR CVIS UNGA VT NU
07MANAGUA2009	NICARAGUA NOMINATES ANTI-U.S., FORMER AMCIT AS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Nicaragua plans to nominate former Foreign Minister, Miguel D'ESCOTO Brockmann, a gratuitously anti-U.S., former AMCIT, and former Catholic priest, as the GRULAC candidate for President of the 63rd Session of the UNGA (2008-2009),Foreign Minister Samuel Santos told us on August 2 [...]	2007-08-30 19:30:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OPDC PINR CVIS UNGA VT NU
07MANAGUA296	NICARAGUA: NAMES OF TOP INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] The following is in response to reftel A request for Nicaragua's top five most influential women representing government, politics, civil society, private sector, and media. We have also provided the names of other women who are making an impact on Nicaraguan society and could be of interest [...]	2007-01-31 23:14:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL NU
07MANAGUA530	FOREIGN MINISTER TRIES TO DOWNPLAY ANTI-U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Samuel Santos appears perturbed by threats against U.S. local residents, tourists, and journalists in Nicaragua's San Juan del Sur area. He has requested details of the incidents and will speak with the mayor of the town about the concerns. Santos informed us t [...]	2007-02-27 17:02:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA538	CODEL NELSON MEETS WITH LIBERAL LEADERS IN [...] (C) Summary: The heads of the Nicaraguan National Assembly Liberal caucuses recently shared with Senator Nelson their skepticism over President Ortega's professed commitments to democracy and reconciliation and believe that the Assembly and international community must serve as checks to Ortega [...]	2007-02-28 14:29:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR OVIP VE NU
07MANAGUA585	OVERVIEW OF MINISTERS AND SENIOR OFFICIALS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Within two weeks of his January 10 inauguration, President Daniel Ortega had appointed all his ministers save one, the Minister of Defense. Political opposition leaders have characterized the new ministers as "nobodies" who exercise virtually no authority or influence. Instead, [...]	2007-03-06 15:50:00	Embassy Managua	SECRET//NOFORN	KDEM PGOV PREL PINR
07MANAGUA635	Civil society holding Ortega's feet to the fire on [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: Using international anti-corruption conventions, Nicaraguan civil society has organized to make sure the Government of Nicaragua complies with international commitments. Nicaraguan civil society has presented its own assessment of compliance, developed its own performance monitoring [...]	2007-03-09 22:46:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV PREL ECON SOCI PINS SNAR NU
07MANAGUA668	THE FIRST 60 DAYS - ORTEGA PRESSURES MEDIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Ortega's attitude and actions towards the mainstream media in the first 60 days of his administration have raised doubts about his commitment to freedom of expression. Sounding more like an attack plan than a government communications strategy, First Lady Rosario Muri [...]	2007-03-12 22:57:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL PINR
07MANAGUA669	THE FIRST 60 DAYS - ORTEGA PRESSURES MEDIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Ortega's attitude and actions towards the mainstream media in the first 60 days of his administration have raised doubts about his commitment to freedom of expression. Sounding more like an attack plan than a government communications strategy, First Lady Rosario Muri [...]	2007-03-12 23:00:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL PINR
07MANAGUA964	NICARAGUAN WOMEN ACTIVISTS WARN CHOICE IS [...] (C). SUMMARY: Leading members of the Women's Autonomous Movement of Nicaragua recently met with Embassy officers to discuss the need to encourage women within civil society to defend Nicaragua's democracy, promote development, and stop the slide toward authoritarianism and "legal dictatorship" [...]	2007-04-17 18:56:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KDEM KWMN PDEM PHUM PREL NU
07MANAMA1051	UPDATE: DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY FOR BAHRAIN [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-21 14:13:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM BA
07MANAMA113	GOVERNMENT VIEWS ARRESTS AS SENDING A SIGNAL TO [...] (C) In separate discussions, Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid and Industry and Commerce Minister Fakhro both told the Ambassador that the government arrested Shia activists Mushaima and Al Khawaja to rein in their unlawful activities, which the government believes have become increasingly defia [...]	2007-02-07 14:21:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC BA POL
07MANAMA198	RELEASE OF TWO DETAINEES RESTORES CLM TO SHIA [...] (C) ing Hamad February 25 ordered the release of twoShia detainees who had been tried, convicted, and imprisoned for distributing illegal literature durng the fall 2006 election campaign season. Thei release ended some ten days of sometimes violen demonstrations in and around their two neigh [...]	2007-03-02 06:56:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC KISL BAPOL
07MANAMA206	BAHRAIN: SEVENTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) Post's response to reftel follows. Answers are keyed to reftel questions. -------- Overview -------- 2. (SBU) 27A. Bahrain is a country of destination for men primarily as laborers and, to a much lesser extent, domestic workers, and women primarily as domestic workers, and to [...]	2007-03-05 13:34:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC BA
07MANAMA6	PRIME MINISTER HIGHLIGHTS GOB ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL [...] (C) PRIME MINISTER SHAIKH KHALIFA BIN SALMAN AL KHALIFA DECEMBER 20 REVIEWED THE GOB'S 2007-2008 BUDGETARY PRIORITIES BEFORE A JOINT SESSION OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. KEY PRIORITIES HIGHLIGHTED BY THE PM INCLUDED PROGRAMS TO RAISE LIVING STANDARDS, EMPLOYMENT, AND WAGES. THE GOB AGENDA SHAR [...]	2007-01-03 14:47:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV BA POL ECTRD
07MANAMA657	IRANIAN FM ASSURES BAHRAIN OF FULL RESPECT FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-16 09:02:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL BA IR REGION
07MANAMA662	IRANIAN FM ASSURES BAHRAIN OF FULL RESPECT FOR [...] (C) Summary. Iranian Foreign Minister Muttaqi, in a July 14 visit, gave Bahraini leaders an official assurance that Iran recognized Bahrain as a sovereign state and had no territorial claims on it, helping quiet a storm that had developed over a statement by a Khamenei associate last week that [...]	2007-07-17 05:26:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA IR REGION
07MANAMA745	BAHRAIN: PROGRESS ON TIP SHORT-TERM ACTION PLAN [...] (SBU) The following describes actions by the GOB since the end of the reporting period for the 2007 TIP Report, including the 60-day period of the Short-Term Action Plan following Bahrain's placement on Tier 3. In addition to activities initiated entirely by the GOB, International Organizati [...]	2007-08-02 11:11:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM PREL PGOV SMIG HUMRIT BA
07MANAMA810	SECTARIAN INSULTS LEAD TO CALLS FOR LIMITS ON [...] (U) A summer of name-calling between Sunni and Shi,a members of parliament has prompted calls for new legislation limiting incitement speech. End summary. --------------------- Al-Deiri v. Al-Saeedi --------------------- 2. (U) A photograph appeared in local papers in May showing praye [...]	2007-08-26 11:53:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI BA
07MANAMA964	KING OPENS PARLIAMENT; OUTLINES GOB AGENDA [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-23 13:34:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SOCI BA
07MANILA1034	SCENESETTER FOR STAFFDEL MIXTER [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy warmly welcomes members of Staffdel Mixter to the Philippines! We have a packed schedule for you that includes meetings on counterterrorism, U.S.-Philippine military cooperation, unlawful killings, and Peace Corps issues. You are coming to the Philippines at an import [...]	2007-03-30 09:09:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PHUM PTER EAID RP
07MANILA1087	REGIONAL 1207 FUNDING PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Section 1207 funds offer a potentially extremely valuable tool to help consolidate the post-conflict environment in the Philippines' Sulu Archipelago and in the neighboring areas of Indonesia. Our joint Manila-Jakarta $15.5 million proposal would seek to build upon existing p [...]	2007-04-04 04:34:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PTER MOPS PREL ID MY RP
07MANILA1284	STAFFDEL MIXTER FOCUSES ON MILITARY, KILLINGS, AND PEACE [...] (U) Summary. During an April 11-15 visit, Staffdel Mixter -- a bipartisan staff delegation from the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs comprised of Cobb Mixter, Melissa Adamson, and Dennis Halpin -- met with high-ranking Philippine military officials regarding U.S.-Philippine military co [...]	2007-04-20 09:00:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OREP MARR RP
07MANILA1494	2007 MID-TERM ELECTIONS: ALL IN THE FAMILY [...] (SBU) Summary. Political dynasties again will dominate many Philippine elections at the national, provincial, and local levels. Despite clear term limitations, political dynasties often turn to other family members to "warm" their seats until they can return or simply trade seats. Family-dom [...]	2007-05-09 10:31:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR RP
07MANILA1521	WHAT'S AT STAKE IN THE MAY 14 PHILIPPINE ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Philippine democracy faces both familiar and new challenges in the mid-term elections on May 14, even without the dramatic element of a Presidential campaign. U.S. interests remain focused on the success of democratic processes. The outcome of the elections will not in any mean [...]	2007-05-11 06:05:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RP
07MANILA1608	SCENESETTER FOR EAP ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL [...] (SBU) Summary. A warm welcome again to the Philippines! As you arrive, the Philippines will still be focused on recent mid-term election for the Senate, House, and provincial positions. Final national results will not be available until as late as June 14. In the counter-terrorism realm, t [...]	2007-05-17 06:48:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PTER ECON RP
07MANILA1653	Philippines Turbulent Civair Development [...] (SBU) Summary: Liberalization of civil aviation is crucial to the development of the Philippine economy, particularly by unlocking the potential of Asian tourism into the Philippines. Nevertheless, vested interests have, until recently, kept the GRP from implementing liberal policies. Post [...]	2007-05-21 02:55:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR RP
07MANILA1702	PHILIPPINE POLICE, MILITARY CONTINUE EFFORTS [...] (SBU) Summary. Police continue to file new cases against suspects in unlawful killings, leading already to several arrests and ongoing prosecutions, in addition to four earlier convictions. The Armed Forces launched two dozen inquiries into alleged involvement by military personnel in some [...]	2007-05-24 08:22:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV RP
07MANILA1787	PHILIPPINE MID-TERM ELECTIONS: OVERALL WIN FOR ARROYO [...] (SBU) Summary and comment. The Arroyo Administration's coalition scored an overall victory in the May 14 mid-term elections, winning at least 195 seats in the 220 House of Representatives. It also retained control at the local government level, winning 72 of 81 gubernatorial seats and 102 of [...]	2007-05-31 06:13:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM RP
07MANILA1893	PHILIPPINE POLICE SETS UP NEW HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE [...] (U) General German B. Doria, Officer-in-Charge of the Philippine National Police's new Human Rights Affairs Office (HRAO),on June 6 briefed Pol/C and U.S. Senior Law Enforcement Advisor on the role of this office, which PNP Director General Calderon had formally established only on April 18 [...]	2007-06-07 03:36:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL EAID RP
07MANILA1910	PHILIPPINE POLICE SETS UP NEW HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE [...] (U) General German B. Doria, Officer-in-Charge of the Philippine National Police's new Human Rights Affairs Office (HRAO),on June 6 briefed Pol/C and U.S. Senior Law Enforcement Advisor on the role of this office, which PNP Director General Calderon had formally established only on April 18 [...]	2007-06-08 00:43:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL EAID RP
07MANILA2052	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL KEATING'S VISIT TO THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Welcome to the Philippines! I am looking forward to seeing you here. US Pacific Command is an essential partner in our efforts to defeat terrorism and help the Philippine military reform itself. The USS Peleliu is now in the Philippines as part of our effort to conduct civil [...]	2007-06-20 10:31:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PINS PREL PTER RP
07MANILA2262	MELO COMMISSION FRUSTRATED BY ONGOING KILLINGS [...] (C) Summary. The Melo Commission wrapped up its current mandate on June 30, and will submit a second report to President Arroyo by the end of July. While impressed with the number of new measures that the government has instituted, Commission members remain frustrated that the killings con [...]	2007-07-03 09:07:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL MOPS RP
07MANILA2284	LIKELY DELAY IN START OF NEW COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] (C) Summary. Doubts are growing that the Philippines' landmark counter-terrorism legislation will come into effect on July 15, due to complications over the drafting of implementing regulations, the need to translate and distribute the legislation and the regulations, and the necessity of e [...]	2007-07-06 08:07:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PHUM RP
07MANILA2925	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL OLSON'S VISIT TO THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Admiral Olson, welcome to the Philippines! You are coming to the Philippines at an important time. The Armed Forces of the Philippines is demonstrating impressive combat prowess in ongoing operations against terrorists on the island of Jolo. Under the leadership of Philippi [...]	2007-08-29 01:31:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PINS PREL PTER RP

07MANILA2931	STAFFDEL LUSE VISIT TO THE PHILIPPINES [...] (U) Summary: Mr. Keith Luse, Senior Professional Staff, visited the Philippines from August 14-18 as part of a three-nation Asian visit that also included Indonesia and Mongolia. The purpose of Mr. Luse's visit was to conduct a field-based study on bilateral U.S. foreign assistance, and also [...]	2007-08-29 23:12:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN ID RP CH MD

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